Blakey, Art, 1919-1990 (Personal Name)

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Nite, N.N. Rock on almanac, 2nd ed.: p. 503 (Art Blakey; d. 10-16-1990)

Grovemusic WWW site, Sept. 18, 2003: Jazz (Blakey, Art (Buhaina, Abdullah ibn; Bu); b. Oct. 11, 1919, Pittsburgh, d. Oct. 16, 1990, New York; American drummer and bandleader; in the late 1940's he traveled in Africa to learn about Islamic culture, hence the name Abdullah ibn Buhaina and the subsequent nickname, Bu)

African American National Biography, accessed June 10, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Blakey, Art; Art William Blakey; Abdullah Ibn Buhaina; "Bu"; bandleader, jazz musician, percussionist; born 11 October, 1919 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States; worked in steel mills (1932); taught himself to play the piano, later switched to drums; played in Fletcher Henderson Orchestra (1939); led his own group in small nightclub in Boston (1942); assimilated the innovative bop drumming style (1940s); was a drummer at Billy Eckstine big band, Club Plantation, St. Louis (1944-1947); made Blue Note recordings with Thelonious Monk (1947); organized and made Blue Note recordings, rehearsal band Seventeen Messengers (1947); traveled to Africa, converted to the Islamic religion, changed his name to Abdullah Ibn Buhaina (1948); formed and led Jazz Messengers ensembles (1950s), made numerous recordings, recorded several film soundtracks (1959-1972), documentary film (1988), appeared at jazz video series of Sony (1982); was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame (1981), Jazz Messengers received a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Group Performance (1984); died 16 October, 1990 in New York, New York, United States)