Part one of term paper
On October 21,1917,John Birks Gillespie was born in Cheraw,South Carolina.He was the youngest of 14 childern.His father was a poor farmer and a skilled amateur musician.He played bass in his own band and owned all the instruments because most of the other players were so poor that they would sell the instruments for money to buy food if they ...

Part two of term paper
... they must’ve done while he was gone”.As a child,John became fascinated with misic and played trombone in his band.One day his neighbor got a trumpet for christmas.He begged to try it when it wasn’t in use.When he was 17,he had earned enough money from his job that he could move 50 miles north and live in a school dorm while he got an eaducation.He missed his family,and was having a hard time.He had to be in a club similar to 4h to pay tuition.He hated it.He was anxious to leave ...