Charlie+Parker

Are jazz person is Charlie “bird” parker. His nickname is bird because he is in love with chicken. He was born on August 29, 1920 in Kansas City. He died on March 12, 1955. He went to New York City there he met dizzy Gillespie. Together they created bebop. When he was 15 he started studying music to start his dream. He traveled in New York City, los Angelos, and Kansas City. One of the reasons he died is because he took drugs. He married 4 people and had 5 children. He learned to play the saxophone at age 11. He was the only child. He got started in jazz music from his dad. That is the story about Charlie Parker.

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