Haddix, Chuck. <br/><br/>
Bird :  the life and music of Charlie Parker / 
Chuck Haddix. 
 - Urbana :  University of Illinois Press,  (c)2013. 
 - 1 online resource. 
 - Music in American life .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Kansas City Blues""; ""2 Buster�s Tune""; ""3 Hootie Blues""; ""4 Bebop""; ""5 Relaxing at Camarillo""; ""6 Dewey Square""; ""7 Parker�s Mood""; ""Notes""; ""Sources""; ""Index"" 
<br/><br/> Saxophone virtuoso Charlie Bird Parker began playing professionally in his early teens, became a heroin addict at 16, changed the course of music, and then died when only 34 years old. This biography weaves together firsthand accounts from those who knew him with new information about his life and career to create a narrative portrait of a tragic genius. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780252080890 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2019717965 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Jazz musicians--United States--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML419  / .B573 2013