Charlie “Bird” Parker was born in Kansas City in 1920 and passed away in 1955. In his short life, he became one of the most influential jazz saxophonists, inventing the fast-tempo style of bop or bebop. Nearly 50 years after his death, on the corner of 18th and Vine, a memorial was erected in honor of the jazz legend. It stands nearly two stories tall and reads: “Bird Lives.”
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