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Some of the most notable nicknames and stage names are listed here. Although the term Jazz royalty exists for "Kings" and similar royal or aristocratic nicknames, there is a wide range of other terms, many of them obscure. Where the origin of the nickname is known, this is explained at each artist's corresponding article.
Jazz royalty is a term encompassing the many jazz musicians who have been termed as exceptionally musically gifted and informally granted honorific, "aristocratic" or "royal" titles as nicknames. [1] The practice of affixing honorific titles to the names of jazz musicians goes back to New Orleans at the start of the 20th century, before the ...
[5] [6] In the 1930s and 1940s, as jazz and swing music were gaining popularity, it was the more commercially successful white artists Paul Whiteman and Benny Goodman who became known as "the King of Jazz" and "the King of Swing" respectively, despite there being more highly regarded contemporary African-American artists. [7]
The "Circle City" nickname originates from the distinctive 1821 plan of Indianapolis by Alexander Ralston and Elias Pym Fordham. Monument Circle (originally, Governor's Circle) is the traffic circle and focal point of the Mile Square plan of Indianapolis. Since 1902, Monument Circle has been home to the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument. [1]
Maybe your suggestion of moving it to "Nicknames of jazz and blues musicians" (with the "List of ..." bit stuck on the front) would upset the purists. Let's leave it for a while for other editors come up with feedback and/or nominate it for deletion as lacking in notability :) Regards, -- Technopat ( talk ) 20:36, 21 July 2008 (UTC) [ reply ]
Kevin Lin, ISO Concertmaster for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) announces Jun Märkl as its new music director during a press conference at the on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, in ...
Riley Towers Riley Towers I and II in 2011 Former names James Whitcomb Riley Center, Towers at Riley Center General information Status Completed Type Residential apartments Location 225 E. North St. (Tower I) 600 N. Alabama St. (Tower II) 700 N. Alabama St. (Tower III) Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Coordinates 39°46′30.5″N 86°9′10.2″W / 39.775139°N 86.152833°W / 39.775139 ...
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