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Biography
ref improve|date=December 2011wikify|date=December 2011 Babs Gonzales (October 27, 1919 & ndash; January 23, 1980), born Lee Brown , was an United States|American jazz vocalist of the bebop era most notable for penning the song "Oop-Pop-A-Da", which was originally recorded and performed by his own band (Three Bips and a Bop) and was later made famous by Dizzy Gillespie . Babs was also once the chauffeur for Errol Flynn . In 1967 , Babs published an autobiography entitled: "I Paid My Dues: Good Times... No Bread - A Story of Jazz" ( Lancer Books ).
Biography
Gonzales was born in Newark, NJ . He was known to be an exponent of vocalese , an example of this would be his version of the CharlieParker bop standard "Ornithology". From 1950 to 1953, Gonzales was road manager and vocalist for the James Moody (saxophonist)|James Moody band and later gigged and recorded with musicians such as Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith , Bennie Green , Lenny Hambro and Johnny Griffin . Sonny Rollins also made his recording debut with Gonzales. He was also a Beat poet .
Further Reading
Gonzales, Babs. 1967. I Paid My Dues: Good Times... No Bread: A Story of Jazz. East Orange, NJ: Expubidence Publishing Corporation.
Persondata | NAME = Gonzales, Babs | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = October 27, 1919 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = January 23, 1980 | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Gonzales, Babs Category:1919 births Category:1980 deaths Category:Bebop singers Category:Beat Generation Category:Vocal jazz musicians Category:Vocalese singers Category:American jazz singers Category:American male singers
