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Bunny Berigan
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1908-11-02
- Active to
- 1942-06-02
jazzswing
Discography
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Roland Bernard "Bunny" Berigan (November 2, 1908 – June 2, 1942) was an American jazz trumpeter who rose to fame during the swing era, but whose career and influence were shortened by a losing battle with alcoholism that ended with his early death at age 33 from cirrhosis. Although he composed some jazz instrumentals like "Chicken and Waffles" and "Blues", Berigan was best known for his virtuoso jazz trumpeting. His 1937 classic recording "I Can't Get Started" was inducted into the Grammy Hall o
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hilbert
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- composer
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trumpet
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Image
- Bunny Berrigan.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1908-11-02
- date of death
- 1942-06-02
- birth name
- Rowland Bernard Berigan
- start of work period
- 1930-00-00
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