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Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop , [ 3 ] a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and advanced harmonies.
Charles Edward Haydon Parker (10 March 1870 – 9 August 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Sir Charles Parker, 5th Baronet (1792–1869), British naval officer; Charles Parker (VC recipient) (1870–1918), English recipient of the Victoria Cross; Charles S. Parker (died 1950), American botanist; Charles E. Parker (1836–1909), American judge from New York; Charles Wolcott Parker (1862–1948), judge in New Jersey
The Charles Parker Company was in operation until the 1970s. In 1973, the company participated as an exhibitor at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA. [6] Among the diversity of Charles Parker products, Parker guns are very actively collected and traded, including the historical catalogues illustrating the designs.
The Charlotte Three, consisting of T.J. Reddy, James Grant, and Charles Parker, were a group of men arrested and convicted in Charlotte, North Carolina for the burning of Lazy B Stables, a horse stable. The burning took place on September 24, 1968, one year after Lazy B Stables was integrated.
Durham police have charged and arrested two men in the April homicide of 26-year-old Charles Parker Jr. Shortly after 10 a.m. on April 19, officers responded to a report of a gunshot wound on ...
Charles’ other two visits were in 2009 and 1985. At the end of their meeting, Francis and Charles are expected to exchange gifts. When the Pope met Queen Elizabeth II, Francis gave her a gift ...
Charles Parker (1919–1980) was a Bournemouth born, BBC Radio producer based in Birmingham from 1954-1972, who specialised in Documentary Radio and Theatre. [1] In particular, he is remembered for his collaboration with Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger on the 1958-1963 series of Radio Ballads, which won an Italia Prize for Radio Documentary in 1960 and is seen as a landmark of study in oral history.