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Charlie Parker (Bird, Yardbird, Charlie Chan, Sparrow) was born on 29 August, 1920 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, is a Soundtrack, Music Department, Composer. Discover Charlie Parker's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of Charlie Parker networth?

Popular As Bird, Yardbird, Charlie Chan, Sparrow
Occupation soundtrack,music_department,composer
Age 35 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 29 August 1920
Birthday 29 August
Birthplace Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Date of death 12 March, 1955
Died Place New York City, New York, USA
Nationality United States

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Charlie Parker Height, Weight & Measurements

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Who Is Charlie Parker's Wife?

His wife is Chan Parker (1950 - 12 March 1955) ( his death) ( 2 children), Doris June Sydnor (1945 - ?) ( divorced), Geraldine Marguerite Scott (1943 - ?) ( divorced), Rebecca Ruffin (25 July 1936 - ?) ( divorced) ( 1 child)

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Wife Chan Parker (1950 - 12 March 1955) ( his death) ( 2 children), Doris June Sydnor (1945 - ?) ( divorced), Geraldine Marguerite Scott (1943 - ?) ( divorced), Rebecca Ruffin (25 July 1936 - ?) ( divorced) ( 1 child)
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Charlie Parker Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Charlie Parker worth at the age of 35 years old? Charlie Parker’s income source is mostly from being a successful Soundtrack. He is from United States. We have estimated Charlie Parker's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Soundtrack

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2019

Literary critic Harold Jack Bloom once wrote, "If God appeared in 19th Century America, it was as Ralph Waldo Emerson. In the 20th Century it would have been as Charlie Parker."

2016

He is the hero of Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) in Damien Chazelle's film La La Land (2016).

1994

Inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians, 1994.

1980

The lead character in Jim Jarmusch's first feature film, Permanent Vacation (1980) repeatedly says he wants to be "just like Charlie Parker".

1979

Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1979.

1955

In early 1955, on his way to a gig in Boston, Charlie stopped by her apartment for a visit. Alarmed by his obvious ill health, she had her personal doctor examine him, which revealed that he had stomach ulcers and many other health problems, the result of his years of drinking and drug use. The doctor recommended hospitalization, but the stubborn Charlie refused to consider it. The baroness got him to rest at her place for a few days.

1950

By the early 1950s Charlie's drinking and drug use made him gray and prematurely lined. His self-abuse began to infringe on his musical ability. During this time, Charlie was befriended by a wealthy European baroness who was living in New York, loved his jazz music and helped him out when he needed it.

1948

His instrumental recording, "Barbados" (featuring Miles Davis on trumpet) was #15 on Billboard Magazine's R&B charts in December 1948.

1945

By 1945 Charlie was back in New York and leading his own small groups. He got married, but continued to live like a nomad, traveling from place to place and spending almost every other night in a hotel or boarding house. He also became a drug addict, and as his addiction increased so did his appetite, and he began putting on weight.

Charlie Took part in the first bebop recording session in 1945. With Gillespie and Miles Davis, he recorded songs like "Billie's Bounce" and "Koko" for Savoy Records. Not long afterward, he recorded such classic songs as "A Night in Tunisia" and "Yardbird Suite" for another small label, Dial Records.

1942

Charlie played with McShann in New York City until 1942, when he left for brief stints with the bands of pianist Earl 'Fatha' Hines and singer Billy Eckstine. The association with the Hines Orchestra was a significant one because of the other musicians, who included trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.

1940

Charlie became more experienced by playing with various bands, including those of Lawrence Keyes and Harlan Leonard, before joining Jay McShann's band in 1940. The band was widely heard on radio across the country, so Charlie's saxophone playing became well known, even though people didn't know his name, so he became known as the Yardbird, or just The Bird. While still in Kansas City, Charlie reached a breakthrough: tired of playing solo with the same scales, he discovered that if he used a higher interval of the chords from a popular song or melody line, with a pianist or guitarist adding the appropriate new chords, he finally could play the sound he always had been hearing in his head. Essentially turning the melody line inside out, he began experimenting with this new style, which became known as "bebop".

In the late 1940s Charlie toured Europe, where he was received like visiting royalty. He made several tours of Cuba, where he began experimenting with large string sections and Afro-Cuban rhythms. After a few years of relative stability, however, Charlie began a downward slide. He got hooked back on drugs again (heroin was his favorite), he began nodding out on bandstands, getting into fistfights and pawning his saxophones for drug money. Aware of the effects of drug use, he chastised younger sax players who emulated his heroin use.

1920

Charles Christopher Parker Jr. was born on August 29, 1920, in a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, to Charles Parker Sr. and his 18-year-old wife Addie. His father ran out on the family when Charlie was just a little boy. When he was 11 his mother bought him an alto saxophone for his birthday. By the time he was 15 Charlie was working as a musician in the flourishing Kansas City jazz scene. He also began drinking heavily and using drugs, which were also a part of the KC jazz scene, as were illegal after-hours gambling casinos.