Which famous people have you outlived?

Ernie Wilkins

American jazz saxophonist

Died when: 76 years 320 days (922 months)
Star Sign: Cancer

 

Ernie Wilkins

Ernest Brooks Wilkins Jr. (July 20, 1922 – June 5, 1999) was an American jazz saxophonist, conductor and arranger who spent several years with Count Basie.

He also wrote for Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, and Dizzy Gillespie.He was musical director for albums by Cannonball Adderley, Dinah Washington, Oscar Peterson, and Buddy Rich.


Related People

Pee Wee Moore
American jazz saxophonist
Dexter Gordon
American jazz saxophonist
Sonny Fortune
American jazz saxophonist
This content was extracted from Wikipedia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License