George Howard
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1718-06-17
- Died
- 1796-01-01
- Works
- 34
Top works
- Come back, dear Lanny
- Homing Pigeon
- Lara
- Wolsey, the Cardinal, and His Times Courtly, Political, and Ecclesiastical
- Lady Jane Grey, and Her Times
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- Listeners
- 70,030
- Total plays
- 529,792
Tags
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George Howard was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His earlier training could be best attributed to his classical training on the clarinet, and the bassoon. During his teen years, he often listened to jazz-rock, and soul. However, it was his father who first introduced him to the earlier jazz works, of Charlie “The Bird” Parker, and John Coltrane. Later on, he moved to the soprano saxophone, which was his signature sound and voice. By the 70’s <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/George+How
Key dates
- Born
- 17 June 1718
- Died
- 1 January 1796
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Family name
- Howard
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Grosvenor Square
- Occupation
- general field marshal
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Order of the Bath
- Conflict
- Jacobite rising of 1745
- Military branch
- British Army
Connections
Categories
1718 births1796 deaths1st King's Dragoon Guards officers7th Queen's Own Hussars officersBritish Army personnel of the American Revolutionary WarBritish Army personnel of the Jacobite rising of 1745British field marshalsBritish MPs 1761–1768British MPs 1768–1774British MPs 1774–1780British MPs 1780–1784British MPs 1784–1790