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No, Dizzy Gillespie did not do drugs. He cut strings with Charlie "Bird" Parker and Miles Davis because they were both on drugs. Dizzy was all about business and took his "job" very seriously up until the day he died.
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What was dizzy gillespie's real name?
John Birks Gillespie
How tall was Dizzy Gillespie?
5'11" at Camarillo
Dizzy Gillespie appeared on The Cosby Show and played Mr Hampton?
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Why did Dizzy Gillespie's cheeks puff out when he played?
Dizzy Gillespie's cheeks actually were not "puffed out" when he played the trumpet. His glands exploded in his lower neck, and so whenever he played, they would puff out as well. and he was born with.
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pizza because he liked cheese a lot also because he liked the bread
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