Art Blakey
Arthur Blakey was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s.
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- Born in
- Pittsburgh
- Awards
- 🏆 NEA Jazz Masters🏆 Paul Acket Award🏆 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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1919
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Birth1990
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