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Buddy Bolden

American cornetist and jazz pioneer

Buddy Bolden

American cornetist and jazz pioneer
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birthday
6th
September, 1877
Death
4th
November, 1931
Birth Place
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Birth Sign
virgo
Biography

Charles Joseph “Buddy” Bolden (September 6, 1877 – November 4, 1931) was an African American cornetist who was regarded by contemporaries as a key figure in the development of a New Orleans style of ragtime music, or “jass,” which later came to be known as jazz.

instruments played
cornet
Birth Name

Charles Joseph Bolden

Genres

Jazz, Blues

Years Active

1890's - 1907

Name

Buddy Bolden

Nationality

United States of America

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