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DIZZY GILLESPIE BY ANDREW BUSH. DIZZY’S CHILDHOOD Dizzy Gillespie was born in Cheraw, South Carolina in 1917. ‘Dizzy’ was his nickname his government.

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1 DIZZY GILLESPIE BY ANDREW BUSH

2 DIZZY’S CHILDHOOD Dizzy Gillespie was born in Cheraw, South Carolina in 1917. ‘Dizzy’ was his nickname his government name was John Birks Gillespie. Dizzy had a huge love for jazz. He soon will be one of the most famous jazz musicians of all time. Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser. His mother and father names were Lottie Gillespie and James Gillespie. Dizzy was the only child. Dizzy’s trumpet was different from the modern day trumpet. He attended Benjamin Franklin High School in New York City. Dizzy started playing the trumpet at a young age. He was about 10 years old.

3 DIZZY’S SONGS KUSH NO MORE BLUES BLUE MOON ONE BASS HIT THE CHAMP HOT HOUSE UMBRELLA MAN AND THEN SHE STOPPED THINGS TO COME TIN TIN DEO

4 The start of Dizzy’s life was a decent and well living life he had a passion for trumpet jazz. Born on October 21, 1917he lived to get married to Lorraine Willis. Dizzy’s time had come when he was 75 years old when he died. January, 6, 1993. His wife died in 2004. She was married to him ‘til he died. BEGINNING END

5 A NIGHT IN TUNISIA

6 BIBLIOGRAPHY Google Images.com Wikipedia.com Dizzy gillespie.com Youtube.com Wikipedia.org


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