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People, by Categories: bandleader

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Roy Acuff

Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Roy Claxton Acuff
Nickname(s):
"King of Country Music"
Birth Place:
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
89
Zodiac Sign:
Virgo - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Brief Facts:

Member of:Band:Song:Country Music Hall of Fame 1962.
Kennedy Center Honors 1991.
National Medal of Arts 1991.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 1541 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry.

Louis Armstrong

Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Louis Daniel Armstrong
Nickname(s):
"Satchmo"
Birth Place:
Birth Date:
Death Date:
July 6, 1971
Age at Death:
69, 29 days before his 70th birthday
Zodiac Sign:
Leo - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Brief Facts:

Song:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1990.
DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1952.
Long Island Music Hall of Fame.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1978.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2009.
Gennett Walk of Fame 2007.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry.

Desi Arnaz

Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y De Acha III
Birth Place:
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
69
Zodiac Sign:
Pisces - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Relationships:

father of 
father of 
ex-husband of 
Younger than Lucille Ball by 5 years.

Brief Facts:

Co-founder of Desilu Productions.
TV show:Movie:Television Academy Hall of Fame 1998.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6325-1/2 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry.
A star at 6254 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry.

Lovie Austin

Gender:
Female
Real/Birth Name:
Cora Calhoun
Birth Date:
Death Date:
July 10, 1972
Age at Death:
84
Zodiac Sign:
Virgo - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Brief Facts:

"First female bandleader" - and pianist.

Blue Barron

Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Harry Friedman
Also Known As:
Harry Friedman
Birth Place:
Birth Date:
Death Date:
July 16, 2005
Age at Death:
91
Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Brief Facts:

Called his music style "sweet" music.
Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 1724 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry.

Count Basie

Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
William Allen Basie
Birth Place:
Birth Date:
Death Date:
April 26, 1984
Age at Death:
79
Zodiac Sign:
Leo - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Brief Facts:

Jazz and swing orchestra:jazz pianist and swing music.
Theme song:DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1958.
Long Island Music Hall of Fame.
Kennedy Center Honors 1981.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1981.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1985.
New Jersey Hall of Fame 2010.
ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6508 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry;
ceremony: 20 January 1982.

Ben Bernie

Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Benjamin Anzelvitz
Birth Place:
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
52
Zodiac Sign:
Gemini - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Brief Facts:

Movie:Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6280 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to radio.

Lou Breese

Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Luigi G. Calabrese

Brief Facts:

Banjo player.

James Brown

Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
James Joseph Brown Jr.
Nickname(s):
"The Godfather of Soul", "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business"
Birth Place:
Birth Date:
Death Date:
December 25, 2006 (Christmas Day)
Age at Death:
73
Zodiac Sign:
Taurus - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Brief Facts:

Song:Served 26 months for a high speed chase, in Georgia, 1988. Charter member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1986.
Songwriters Hall of Fame 2000.
UK Music Hall of Fame 2006.
Kennedy Center Honors 2003.
Guitar Center RockWalk 1992.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1983.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 1501 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry;
ceremony: 10 January 1997.

Dave Brubeck

Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
David Warren Brubeck
Birth Place:
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
91, 1 day before his 92nd birthday
Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Brief Facts:

Pianist. Compositions and performed music were sometimes in unusual time signatures.
Songs:California Hall of Fame 2008.
DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1994.
Kennedy Center Honors 2009.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1989.
National Medal of Arts 1994.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 1716 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry.
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