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User / jrussell.1916 / 100th Birthday Anniversary Of Charlie 'Bird' Parker
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The Bird Lives. August 29, 2020 is the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Kansas City Jazz legend Charlie "Bird" Parker. This is his memorial in the KC Historic 18th & Vine District near the American Jazz & Negro Leagues Baseball Museums. Had been wanting to get a photo forever. Very harsh light that day. The next morning quite few jazz musicians were playing by it, just my luck, went the wrong day. :) Lots of events around KC on the 29th to celebrate his music. Unfortunately he died at just 34 years of age from heroin and alcohol abuse which started after a serious auto accident breaking ribs and spine which led to addition of pain killers and opioids and his problems with drugs the remainder of his life.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Parker
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  • Taken: Aug 21, 2020
  • Uploaded: Aug 29, 2020
  • Updated: Sep 4, 2020