Dizzy Gillespie

A smiling Dizzy Gillespie holding a trumpet and wearing dark glasses and a beret

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie in New York City, ca. May 1947. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, William P. Gottlieb Collection.

(1917-1993) Born in Cheraw, SC, Dizzy Gillespie was a jazz trumpeter, bandleader, singer, and composer.

Resources

America's Story from America's Library - Dizzy Gillespie

South Carolina Encyclopedia - John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie

South Carolina Hall of Fame - Dizzy Gillespie

National Endowment for the Arts - John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie

Smithsonian Jazz - "Manteca" and "Salt Peanuts"

Discus Resources

Gale in Context: Biography

Britannica School Middle

Credo Reference

Middle Search Plus

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