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Cannonball Adderley Biography, Life, Interesting Facts
Childhood And Early Life
Jazz Saxophonist Cannonball Adderley was born in Tampa, Florida on the 15 September 1928.
His father was a music educator and musician who played the cornet. Adderley had one brother Nat who also became a jazz musician. CannonballAdderley started playing saxophone at age fourteen.
Adderley was drafted in 1950, and during his time in the US Army, he was the leader of the 36th Army Dance Band (1952-1953).
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Brother Nat also played in the band as did others who went on to make a name for themselves in jazz. Viz. Curtis Fuller (trombone) and Junior Mance (piano).
During his university years Adderley was known for his voracious appetite and earned the nickname Cannibal, this morphed into Cannonball and the nickname stuff for the rest of his life.
Education
Cannonball Adderley studied music at A&M University, Florida.
(1944-1948) His subjects included brass and reed instr