Birth Name: Donald Byrd
Occupation: Trumpet Player
Place Of Birth: Detroit
Date Of Birth: December 9, 1932
Date Of Death: February 4, 2013
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Donald Byrd was born on the 9th of December, 1932. He was best known for being a Trumpet Player. Jazz and blues trumpeter whose successful album “Free Form” was released in 1962. Had a profound impact on Herbie Hancock’s career and artistry.
Donald Byrd was born in Detroit. He studied music at Wayne State University and went on to receive his Master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music. He recorded the album “Love Byrd” with one of his North Carolina Central University students.
Donald Byrd was a Sagittarius and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Donald Byrd was born in 1930s. The 1930s were called the Great Depression (1929-1939). It was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. Despite the Great Depression, Hollywood and popular film production flourished. Radio was the main source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda, and jazz, blues, gospel, and folk music, became immensely popular. Discover what happened on this day.
Donald Byrd is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
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Family
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Donald Byrd was born in the Year of the Monkey.
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| REAL NAME: | Donald Byrd |
| NICKNAME: | Donald |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Sagittarius |
| BIRTH DAY: | Friday |
| DEATH DAY: | Monday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Donald Byrd was a Sagittarius. People of this zodiac sign like freedom, travel, philosophy, being outdoors and dislike clingy people, constrained, off-the-wall theories. The strengths of this sign are being generous, idealistic, sense of humor, while weaknesses can be to promise more than can deliver, impatient and say anything no matter how undiplomatic. The greatest overall compatibility with Sagittarius is Gemini and Aries.
Chinese Zodiac: Donald Byrd was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign love to make people laugh and are generally energetic and upbeat but sometimes lack self-control.
Ruling Planet: Donald Byrd had a ruling planet of Jupiter and has a ruling planet of Jupiter and by astrological associations Thursday is ruled by Jupiter. This planet represents abundance, prosperity and the principle of expansion. People who are born with Jupirer as the ruling planet are optimistic and have a big appetite for life.
Donald Byrd’s birth sign is Sagittarius and he had a ruling planet of Jupiter.
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