Bird in Kansas City This previously unknown home of the Parker family was found by Chuck Haddix (the director of the Marr Sound Archives at UMKC) in 2005. It is located at 109 W34th St. Kansas City Missouri. The family seemed to live in this house from 1930 to 1932. This is Charlie Parker's grave site in Lincoln Cemetery. [ Kansas City Jazz - from Ragtime to Bebop ] by Chuck Haddix (the director of the Marr Sound Archives at UMKC) and Frank Driggs (A former record executive with Columbia and RCA Victor Records) Publisher: Oxford University Press (May 1, 2005) -- In this colorful history, Frank Driggs and Chuck Haddix range from ragtime to bebop and from Bennie Moten to Charlie Parker to capture the golden age of Kansas City jazz. Readers will find a colorful portrait of old Kaycee itself -- (from Book Description) Amazon.com [ bird - The Life and Music of Charlie Parker ] by Chuck Haddix (the director of the Marr Sound Archives at UMKC) Publisher: University of Illinois Press (2013) -- With in-depth research into previously overlooked sources, Chuck Haddix corrects much of the misinformation and myth about one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century. -- (from Book Description) Amazon.com 2005. 8. 3 Yoichi & Takemura
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