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1903 - Born on the 10th of March in Davenport, Iowa.
1924 - Beiderbecke first recorded with his band the Wolverine Orchestra.
- Wrote compositions for the piano, and recorded one of them, "In a Mist".
In 1925, he spent time in Chicago and worked on his reading abilities.
1927 - Bix and Trambauer, a 'C' Melody and alto saxophone player, briefly joined Adrian Rollini's band at the Club New Yorker, New York.
- Suffered from severe pain in his legs and other ill effects of prohibition era alcohol.
1928 - He was productive throughout, but by the following year his drinking really began to catch up with him.
1929 - Beiderbecke had a breakdown, made a comeback, and then in September was reluctantly sent back to Davenport to recover.
1931 - Died on the 6th of August at the age of 28, in his apartment at 43-30 46th Street, Sunnyside, Queens.
1924 - Beiderbecke first recorded with his band the Wolverine Orchestra.
- Wrote compositions for the piano, and recorded one of them, "In a Mist".
In 1925, he spent time in Chicago and worked on his reading abilities.
1927 - Bix and Trambauer, a 'C' Melody and alto saxophone player, briefly joined Adrian Rollini's band at the Club New Yorker, New York.
- Suffered from severe pain in his legs and other ill effects of prohibition era alcohol.
1928 - He was productive throughout, but by the following year his drinking really began to catch up with him.
1929 - Beiderbecke had a breakdown, made a comeback, and then in September was reluctantly sent back to Davenport to recover.
1931 - Died on the 6th of August at the age of 28, in his apartment at 43-30 46th Street, Sunnyside, Queens.
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