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“I used to do a lot of apologizing for what the State Department had done.”

Quote by Dizzy Gillespie

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Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie, born on October 21, 1917, and died on January 6, 1993, was an outstanding jazz band leader. His musical career was full of innovation, profoundly influencing the development of jazz. more

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