Parker, Charlie (1920-1955)
When alto saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker died at the age of thirty-four from the effects of drug and alcohol addiction and hard living, graffiti appeared o...
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Charles Christopher Parker, Jr. (1920-1955), American musician, was one of the most widely influential soloists in jazz history.Charlie Parker, widely known as Yardbird or Bird, was born in Kansas Cit...
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Charles Christopher Parker Jr. was born on August 29, 1920 in Kansas City, Kansas to Charles and Addie Parker. Charlie led a lonely childhood which resulted from his parents separation in 1927 when C...
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Parker, Charlie (1920-1955)
Charles Christopher Parker, Jr.
