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Charlie Shavers

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Also known as Charles James Shavers

jazz trumpeter (1920–1971)

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Vinony files it under 1920 births, 1971 deaths and 20th-century American male musicians.

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Charlie James Shavers (August 3, 1920 – July 8, 1971) was an American swing era jazz trumpet player who played at one time or another with Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmy Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams and Billie Holiday. He was also an arranger and composer, and one of his compositions, "Undecided", is a jazz standard. Charlie Shavers' father was from the prominent Shavers family of Key West, Florida, and Charlie was a cousin of heavyweight boxer Earnie Shavers. <a hre

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
trumpet
Record label
MGM Records
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Charlie Shavers, National Studio, May 1947 (Gottlieb 07761).jpg
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date of birth
1917-08-03
date of death
1971-07-08
Commons category
Charlie Shavers
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
cancer
ethnic group
African Americans
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