Bix Beiderbecke
Bix Beiderbecke was an American jazz cornetist, pianist, and composer. His solos on seminal recordings such as ‘Singin’ the Blues’ and ‘I’m Coming, Virginia’ heralded the jazz ballad style. He died in his Sunnyside, Queens, New York apartment at the age of 28 in 1931. There is disagreement over whether he was christened Leon Bix or Leon Bismark and nicknamed...
