Cannonball Adderley
Hard bop, Composer
1928 – 1975
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Who was Cannonball Adderley?
Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley was a jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s.
Adderley is remembered for his 1966 single "Mercy Mercy Mercy", a crossover hit on the pop charts, and for his work with trumpeter Miles Davis, including on the epochal album Kind of Blue. He was the brother of jazz cornetist Nat Adderley, a longtime member of his band.
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- Born
- Sep 15, 1928
Tampa - Also known as
- Buckshot LeFonque
- Julian Cannonball Adderley
- Julian Cannonball Adderly
- Cannonball Adderly
- The Adderley Brothers
- Cannonball Adderley Group
- Julian Adderley
- CannonballAdderley
- Julian Edwin Adderley
- Adderley, Cannonball
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Olga James
(1962 - 1975/08/08)
- Olga James
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Florida A&M University
- Died
- Aug 8, 1975
Gary
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on July 23, 2013
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