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Art Blakey

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Known For: Sound
Birthday: 1919-10-11
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Also Known As: Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, The Jazz Messengers

Biography: Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s. Blakey made a name for himself in the 1940s in the big bands of Fletcher Henderson and...