Birth Name: Don Byas
Occupation: Saxophonist
Place Of Birth: Oklahoma
Date Of Birth: October 21, 1912
Date Of Death: August 24, 1972
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: Not available
Don Byas was born on the 21st of October, 1912. He was known for being a Saxophonist. Collaborator with many jazz greats who took Lester Young’s place in Count Basie ‘s band in 1941. He was a bandleader on more than twenty albums, including Midnight at Minton’s.
Don Byas was born in Oklahoma. He played a variety of instruments as a young man but switched to tenor saxophone when he moved to Los Angeles, where he performed with many bands. He spent time living and performing in his Oklahoma hometown, in Los Angeles, in New York City, in Paris, and in the Netherlands.
Don Byas was a Libra and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Don Byas was born in 1910s. The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism. Discover what happened on this day.
Don Byas is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
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Don Byas was born in the Year of the Rat.
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REAL NAME: | Don Byas |
NICKNAME: | Don |
RELIGION: | Unknown |
AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
BIRTH SIGN: | Libra |
BIRTH DAY: | Monday |
DEATH DAY: | Thursday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Don Byas was a Libra. People of this zodiac sign like harmony, gentleness, sharing with others, the outdoors, and dislike violence, injustice, loudmouths, conformity. The strengths of this sign are being cooperative, diplomatic, gracious, fair-minded, social, while weaknesses can be indecisive, holding a grudge and self-pity. The greatest overall compatibility with Libra is Aries and Sagittarius.
Chinese Zodiac: Don Byas was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are clever and charming. They're curious, but sometimes too motivated by money.
Ruling Planet: Don Byas had a ruling planet of Venus and has a ruling planet of Venus and by astrological associations Friday is ruled by Venus. Venus is the planet of love, harmony, money and possessions. Venus is graceful, charming, sensual and social. People who are born with Mars as the ruling planet have beauty, charm and sensuality.
Don Byas’s birth sign is Libra and he had a ruling planet of Venus.
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