Saxophonist Ernie Wilkins

Ernie Wilkins

Living place: Missouri

Birthday: 20-7-1919

Population of US 1919: 104,514,000

Global rank: #100525

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Who is Saxophonist Ernie Wilkins?
Jazz composer and arranger who is known for his collaborations with Count Basie. He founded the Big Band Almost in Denmark during his final years.
His orchestral arrangements on the 1972 album Alice Clark are considered legendary.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He began his musical career by performing with a military band and later played with one of Earl Hines' big bands.

Family life info

His wife Jenny inspired him to start the band Big Almost in Copenhagen.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Saxophonist Ernie Wilkins?
Wilkins collaborated with Clark Terry after his first wave of success as a musician .

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When was Saxophonist Ernie Wilkins born?
Ernie Wilkins was born in 20-7-1919, death year is , at the age of 105.
Where is Saxophonist Ernie Wilkins's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Ernie Wilkins was born in Missouri, . is a Saxophonist, whose Zodiac is Cancer, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Goat. Ernie Wilkins's global rank is 100525 and whose rank is 213 in list of famous Saxophonist. Population of US in 1919 is about 104,514,000 persons.
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Events in 1919 and 20-7

Events in US in the birth year of Ernie Wilkins

  • About three-quarters of the Boston police force goes on strike (Sept. 9). Massachusetts Governor (John) Calvin Coolidge acts quickly to dismiss the strikers, saying that no one has the right to strike against the public safety.
  • Race riots erupt in 26 U.S. cities during the course of the year, including Washington, D.C., and Chicago in July.
  • The 18th amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting the sale of alcholic beverages anywhere in the U.S., is ratified (Jan. 16).

Birthday Ernie Wilkins (20-7) in history

  • Day 20-7 year 1810: Colombia declared its independence from Spanish domination.
  • Day 20-7 year 1881: Fugitive Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull surrendered to federal troops.
  • Day 20-7 year 1951: King Abdullah I of Jordan was assassinated.
  • Day 20-7 year 1960: Sirima Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) became the world's first woman prime minister.
  • Day 20-7 year 1969: Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong was the first man to walk on the Moon.
  • Day 20-7 year 1985: Treasure hunters found the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha, which sank off the coast of Key West, Fla., in 1622 during a hurricane. The ship contained over $400 million in coins and silver ingots.
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