John Birks “Dizzy Gillespie, one of the most famous Jazz musicians in history, would be 93-years-old today if he were still alive. Dizzy Gillespie was born on October 21, 1917 in Cheraw, South Carolina. He had 8 siblings.

Gillespie is known as one of the main figures in Jazz Music culture. He was a huge influence in the development of “Bebop”, “Afro-Cuban Jazz” and “Modern Jazz”. He was a Trumpet player, singer, bandleader, composer, and Jazz teacher.

What do Fats Navarro, Arturo Sandoval, Jon Faddis, Miles Davis, Chuck Mangione, Lee Morgan, and Clifford Brown all have in common? They learned their trade from the influence and lessons of Dizzy Gillespie.

Gillespie is known as one of the greatest jazz trumpeters in the history of Jazz music. He passed away in 1993 at the age of 75.

Today Google is honoring Dizzy with his very own “Google Doodle” located on Google homepage.