Buddy Bolden
Buddy Bolden was an African-American cornetist who was a key figure in developing the New Orleans style of ragtime music.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Charles Joseph Bolden |
| Born | September 6, 1877 New Orleans |
| Died | November 4, 1931 (aged 54) Jackson, Louisiana |
| Genres | Jazz, blues |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Cornet |
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The Bolden band c. 1905 (top: Jimmy Johnson, bass; Bolden, cornet; Willy Cornish, valve trombone; Willy Warner, clarinet; bottom: Brock Mumford, guitar; Frank Lewis, clarinet)
Statue commemorating Bolden in Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans
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