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Bix Beiderbecke

Posted in Jazz History: Biography with tags , , , , , , on October 26, 2007 by A. M. Perkins

Bix Beiderbecke inĀ 1924

Leon Bismark ‘Bix’ Beiderbecke (March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was an early jazz cornetist, who was most famous for his work with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra starting in 1927 but was also respected as a pianist and composer. Read more »