Trumpeter. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nicknamed 'Satchmo' (short for satchel mouth). Brought up in extreme poverty, his musical career started when he learned to play the cornet. He went on to become one of the greatest jazz trumpeters. In later life he had hit parade success with songs such as 'Hello Dolly' (knocking the Beatles off the number one slot in America) and 'What a Wonderful World.'
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Musician and promoter. Died aged 21 after taking the drug ketamine. The picture source provides a lot of information about Louise and about the dangers of ketamine.
Composer. Born Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn in Hamburg. Bartholdy was a name already adopted by a member of his mother's family who had converted to Christianity and the Mendelssohn family added ...
Actor/manager, born in Devonport. In his early working life he worked on the York theatre circuit and acted in numerous tragic roles. In 1837 played Shylock at the Haymarket. He then had a short r...
Singer. Born Vera Margaret Welch in Thackeray Road, E6. She adopted her maternal grandmother's maiden name as her professional surname. She started performing publicly at the age of seven, and sang...
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