Charles Moffett
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Vinony's link graph records 45 inbound references to Charles Moffett, and connects out to double bass, New York City and California.
It sits within the topics 1929 births, 1997 deaths and 20th-century American drummers.
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1929-09-06
- Active to
- 1997-02-14
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 64
- Total plays
- 336
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Charles Moffett (September 6, 1929 – February 14, 1997) was an American free jazz drummer. Moffett was born in Fort Worth, Texas, where he attended I.M. Terrell High School with Ornette Coleman. Before switching to drums, Moffett began his musical career as a trumpeter. At age 13, he played trumpet with Jimmy Witherspoon, and later formed a band, the Jam Jivers, with fellow students Coleman and Prince Lasha. After switching to drums, Moffett briefly performed with Little Richard. <a href="https
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Fort Worth
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- drum kit
- Record label
- Savoy Records
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- date of birth
- 1929-09-11
- date of death
- 1997-02-14
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