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How Charlie "YardBird" Parker got his nickname
The story of how Charlie Parker's nickname "Yardbird" came to be.
How Charlie "YardBird" Parker got his nickname
This TV ad shows how bebop wasn't taken seriously
Bebop changed American music but wasn't taken seriously for much of Charlie Parker's life.
This TV ad shows how bebop wasn't taken seriously
The time Charlie Parker rode a horse down 52nd Street
Charlie Parker's former partner Chan recalls the time he rode a horse down her street.