Art Blakey
Full Name: Arthur Blakey
Birth Date: October 11, 1919
Deceased Date: October 16, 1990
Artist Bio:
Grammy-winning jazz drummer and bandleader, played in various 40s big bands, in the 50s formed his own band, the influential and archetypical hard bop Jazz Messengers, led multiple lineups of the band and recorded his own solo albums until his death from lung cancer on 10/16/1990, age 71
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