A man with brown eyes, and black hair, weighing 162 pounds, at five feet nine inches tall, and winner for the best trumpeter of 1956 in the Down Beat poll must be Dizzy Gellespie. Dizzy was born on October 21, 1917 as John Birks Gillespie from Cheraw north Carolina. He was the ninth and last child of John and Lottie Gillespie. Dizzy was given early instrumental training by his father, who was the teacher and director of a local …showed first 75 words of 680 total…

…showed last 75 words of 680 total…senhower. After the performance the Appropriations Committee criticized the performance and wanted to cut the funds. Dizzy sent a telegram protesting the cuts saying "it served a very good purpose for a mixed band to be led by me". So in 1956 Dizzy made another U.S. Department of State, sponsored tour to South America. Dizzy recorded under many labels including: Morgan, Savory, Norgran, Dial, and RCA Victor label. In 1951 made his own record label, Dee-Gee.