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Dizzy Gillespie was born on October 21, 1917.

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How long did dizzy gillespie play the trumpet for?

Dizzy played the Trumpet from the age of 10 till the day he died. That would be 1927-1992.


Did Dizzy Gillespie play an brass instruments?

Yes. He was a famous jazz trumpet player.


What kind of music did Dizzy Gillespie play?

He played Jazz!


What was Dizzy Gillespies Outstanding Accomplishments?

I just read Jonah Winter's book called "Dizzy" to my 5-year old son and was shocked to learn Dizzy's father was abusive to him as a child. Wanting to know more, I found the following passage written by Alyn Shipton: Mr. Gillespie's origins certainly did not presage a life of peace. Born in Cheraw, South Carolina, on 21 October 1917, Mr. Gillespie had a rough childhood. His strict father - a bricklayer and Saturday night musician - often whipped him, and the young Mr. Gillespie was correspondingly pugnacious. "I used to fight anybody, big, small, white or colored," Mr. Gillespie once said. "I was just a devil, a strong devil."


Why did dizzy gillespie's trumpet have an unusual shape?

Dizzy wasn't looking and sat on his trumpet, and dizzy being dizzy, he started blowing into it and found out it made a cooler, unique sound. I don't believe that if he sat on his trumpet it would of hurt so that's wrong i don't know how his trumpet got that way but i know that that's not it Actually, his friends were at a gig one night and some of them were drunk. They told jokes to the audience until one of his drunk friends pushed somebody into Dizzy's trumpet. He was furious until he played it


How many songs Dizzy Gillespie made?

It is impossible to know how many songs Hendrix recorded, but he has 46 released tracks.


Which instruments did Justin Bieber learn to play?

he can play guitar, drums, piano and the trumpet


how long did it take for louis armstrong to learn the trumpet?

Before Louis Armstrong began to play the trumpet he already played the cornet, so it would have likely taken little time to learn the trumpet.


How do you play the trumpet sadly?

You will learn when you get classes its complicated to explain, Tippygirl105 :))))))


Who benefits from the trumpet?

Anyone can benefit by playing the trumpet, as long as you learn the notes and fingerings. I play the trumpet myself for about a year and it has opened many doors of opportunity.


How do you play epona's song on trumpet?

A trumpet player can learn to play Epona's song by listening to the notes and mimicking then in the same rhythm. There are a few score released that can be purchased.


Did Ringo Starr play the trumpet?

No Ringo only ever played the drums. you may have become confused with Paul McCartney started to learn to play trumpet when he was 14 but gave it up to play the Guitar.