December 29, 2008 Frederick Dewayne “Freddie” Hubbard, jazz trumpeter, died. Hubbard was born April 7, 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He began playing the trumpet in his school band at the Jordan Conservatory. In 1958, he moved to New York City and began playing with some of the best jazz players of the era. In 1960, [...]
Tag Archives | Best Jazz Performance
Search
Subscribe to TiAAH
African American History Categories
Previous Days in African American History
Other African American History Posts
- November 20th in African American History – Dominique Margaux Dawes
- February 12th in African American History – William Felton “Bill” Russell
- February 22nd in African American History – Lawrence Joel
- March 20th in African American History – Ossian H. Sweet
- October 15th in African American History – Ernest C. Withers
cloud
Academy Award
actor
actress
All-American
All-Star
Army
athlete
author
baseball
Baseball Hall of Fame
basketball
Broadway
civil rights
civil rights activist
civil rights leader
College Football Hall of Fame
composer
Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame
educator
emmy Award
football
Gold Medal
Grammy Award
Grammy Hall of Fame
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
jazz
Medal of Honor
musician
NAACP
National Endowment for the Arts
National Medal of Arts
NEA Jazz Master
NFL
poet
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Pro Bowl
Pro Football Hall of Fame
R&B
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
singer
songwriter
Spingarn Medal
Tony Award
World War II
writer
