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CORBIS FOUNDER BILL GATES ATTENDS THEIR 2005 ANNUAL MEETING
Corbis CEO Steve Davis addresses industry analysts and publishing executives attending the 2005 Corbis Annual Meeting held in New York on Jan. 19, 2005. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)
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Tenor saxophonist Ben Webster was born this day in 1909 in Kansas City. He only stayed in Duke Ellington's band for three years after arriving in 1940, but Webster had a profound impact beyond his key solos on classic Ellington tunes of the day, including
Guitarist John Pisano was born this day in 1931 in New York. He spent nearly 10 years as an accompanist to singer Peggy Lee, toured the world as a member of Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, and wrote songs for the Sergio Mendes group, Brazil '66.
Trumpeter Fats Navarro was born this day in 1923 in Key West, Fla. This leading bebop soloist settled in New York in 1946 after succeeding Dizzy Gillespie in the Billy Eckstine band, then began a very important association with Tadd Dameron. His career wa
Singer Velma Middleton was born this day in 1917 in St. Louis. She sang with Louis Armstrong's big band and his all-stars starting in the 1940s. She died in Sierra Leone in 1961 while touring Africa with Armstrong.
Today is March 15. Cornetist Jimmy McPartland was born in Chicago this day in 1907. He died in 1991.
Today is Feb. 5. Trumpeter Don Goldie was born this date in Newark, N.J., in 1930.
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