 |
 Wilbur Dorsey
"Buck" Clayton was a
trumpet player who led one of the first jazz
bands to play in the Orient, and who played with
bands led by Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, and
others. |
 Phillip W. Ehart
picked up drumsticks when he was still in grade
school. In 1969 he had the
opportunity to play with Joe Cocker, Iron
Butterfly, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Santana,
and many other rock greats of the day. In 1973,
he and Kerry Livgren formed the rock band Kansas. |
 Coleman Hawkins
was one of the few "traditional" jazz
musicians to make the transition to bebop, and
led the first ever bebop recording session in
1944. |
 Liberace
gained fame by playing popular tunes on the piano
with a semi-classical style, as well as for his
flamboyant costumes and custom-made pianos. |
 Kerry
Livgren began his professional music
career while still in high school. In 1973, he
and five other musicians formed the group Kansas,
which hit double-platinum success in 1976. |
 Charlie
"Bird" Parker was an alto
saxophonist who played with many of the top jazz
bands of the 1930's and 40s, as well as with
small ensembles, string groups, and even
Afro-Cuban bands. |
 Andrés Segovia
sought to have the guitar played on every major
stage just as the piano and violin were, and to
have music written specifically for the
instrument; he succeeded. |
 Robby Steinhardt
began studying classical violin at age 8, and
played with several European orchestras when he
was 15. He joined a Lawrence bar band in 1971,
and that band subsequently became known as
Kansas. |
