Lester Young AKA Willis Lester Young Born: 27-Aug-1909 Birthplace: Woodville, MS Died: 15-Mar-1959 Location of death: New York City Cause of death: Cirrhosis of the Liver Remains: Buried, Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: Black Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Jazz Musician Nationality: United States Executive summary: Jazz tenor saxophoneist Military service: US Army (1944-45) Father: Willis Handy Young Mother: Lizetta Brother: Lee Young (musician, b. 7-Mar-1917) Sister: Irma
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1980 Drug Possession: Marijuana 1945 Dishonorable Discharge Risk Factors: Alcoholism, Marijuana, Syphilis
Do you know something we don't?
Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile
Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications
|