Persons in the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame:

Cootie Williams

jazz, musician, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Charles Melvin Williams

Birth Place:

Mobile, Alabama, USA

Birth Date:

July 10, 1911

Death Date:

September 15, 1985

Age at Death:

Zodiac Sign:

Cancer

- the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Brief Facts:

Trumpeter.
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame 1991.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1993.

Dinah Washington

singer, blues, jazz, R&B, hall of fame

Gender:

Female

Real/Birth Name:

Ruth Lee Jones

Nickname(s):

"Queen of the Blues"

Birth Place:

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA

Birth Date:

August 29, 1924

Death Date:

December 14, 1963

Age at Death:

Zodiac Sign:

Virgo

- the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Brief Facts:

Song:

What a Diff'rence a Day Makes

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1993.
Blues Hall of Fame 2003.
Alabama Music Hall of Fame 1991.
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame 1986.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1987.
ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame.

Duke Ellington

musician, bandleader, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Edward Kennedy Ellington

Birth Place:

Washington, DC, USA

Birth Date:

April 29, 1899

Death Date:

May 24, 1974

Age at Death:

75, 25 days after his birthday

Zodiac Sign:

Taurus

- the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Brief Facts:

Songwriters Hall of Fame 1971.
DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1956.
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame 1992.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1978.
Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame 1992.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1969.
French Legion of Honor.
Gennett Walk of Fame 2008.
ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6535 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry.

Ella Fitzgerald

singer, jazz, actor, hall of fame

Gender:

Female

Real/Birth Name:

Ella Jane Fitzgerald

Nickname(s):

"Lady Ella", "Queen of Scat", "First Lady of Song"

Birth Place:

Newport News, Virginia, USA

Birth Date:

April 25, 1917

Death Date:

June 15, 1976

Age at Death:

Zodiac Sign:

Taurus

- the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Brief Facts:

Won 13 Grammy Awards, and was awarded the National Medal of Art by Ronald Reagan.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1992.
DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1979.
National Women's Hall of Fame 1995.
Kennedy Center Honors 1979.
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame 1984.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1978.
Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame 1997.
National Medal of Arts 1987.
ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6738 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry.

Gene Conners

musician, jazz, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Gene Conner

Also Known As:

Gene Connors

Nickname(s):

"The Mighty Flea"

Birth Place:

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Birth Date:

December 28, 1930

Death Date:

June 10, 2010

Age at Death:

Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn

- the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Brief Facts:

Jazz trombonist.
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame 2008.

Jerry Reed

singer, country, actor, musician, composer, director, producer, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Jerry Reed Hubbard

Birth Place:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Birth Date:

March 20, 1937

Death Date:

September 1, 2008

Age at Death:

Zodiac Sign:

Pisces

- the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Brief Facts:

Guitarist.
Songs:

John Anderson

country, singer, composer, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

John David Anderson

Birth Place:

Apopka, Florida, USA

Birth Date:

December 13, 1954

Age today:

Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius

- the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Brief Facts:

Songs:

Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame 1981.

Lionel Hampton

musician, composer, jazz, bandleader, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Lionel Leo Hampton

Nickname(s):

"The Gates of Swing"

Birth Place:

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Birth Date:

April 20, 1908

Death Date:

August 31, 2002

Age at Death:

Zodiac Sign:

Aries

- the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Brief Facts:

Drums and vibraphone.
Song:

Flying Home

Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1986.
DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1987.
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame 1992.
Kennedy Center Honors 1992.
Kentucky Music Hall of Fame 2006.
National Medal of Arts 1996.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry;
ceremony: 14 June 1982.

Nat King Cole

singer, actor, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Nathaniel Adams Coles

Also Known As:

Nat "King" Cole

Nickname(s):

"King"

Birth Place:

Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Birth Date:

March 17, 1919

Death Date:

February 15, 1965

Age at Death:

45, 30 days before his 46^th birthday

Zodiac Sign:

Pisces

- the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Relationships:

father of

Natalie Cole

Details - all relationships List - people connecting

Descendants:

Natalie Cole

Brief Facts:

Songs:

TV show:

The Nat King Cole Show

Movies:

Group:

King Cole Trio

Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame 1993.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2007.
Alabama Music Hall of Fame 1985.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2000.
DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1997.
Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1993.
Alabama Stage and Screen Hall of Fame 2003.
ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6659 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry.
A star at 6229 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry.

Pinetop Smith

musician, blues, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Clarence Smith

Also Known As:

Pine Top Smith

Birth Place:

Troy, Alabama, USA

Birth Date:

June 11, 1904

Death Date:

March 15, 1929

Age at Death:

Zodiac Sign:

Gemini

- the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Brief Facts:

Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame 1991.

Shorty Long

jazz, composer, producer, singer, accident, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Frederick EarlLong

Nickname(s):

"Shorty"

Birth Place:

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Birth Date:

May 20, 1940

Death Date:

June 29, 1969

Age at Death:

Zodiac Sign:

Taurus

- the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Brief Facts:

Motown.
Songs:

He and a friend drowned when their boat capsized on the Detroit River in Michigan.
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame 1980.

Sun Ra

musician, jazz, composer, bandleader, poet, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Herman Poole Blount

Also Known As:

Le Sony'r Ra

Nickname(s):

"Sonny"

Birth Place:

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Birth Date:

May 22, 1914

Death Date:

May 30, 1993

Age at Death:

79, 8 days after his birthday

Zodiac Sign:

Gemini

- the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Brief Facts:

Also a philosopher. Claimed to be from Saturn at one point.
DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1984.
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame 1979.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1987.

Urbie Green

jazz, musician, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Urban Clifford Green

Birth Place:

Mobile, Alabama, USA

Birth Date:

August 8, 1926

Age today:

Zodiac Sign:

Leo

- the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Brief Facts:

Trombonist.
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame 1995.

W.C. Handy

composer, bandleader, blues, writer, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

William Christopher Handy

Also Known As:

W C Handy

Nickname(s):

"Father of the Blues"

Birth Place:

Florence, Alabama, USA

Birth Date:

November 16, 1873

Death Date:

March 28, 1958

Age at Death:

Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio

- the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Brief Facts:

Wrote song:

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1983.
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame 1985.
Alabama Music Hall of Fame 1987.
Songwriters Hall of Fame 1970.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1981.

Number found: 14.