Miles Dewey Davis III, as his full name goes, was born in Alton (Illinois) in 1926. Endlessly versatile, the career of this brilliant jazz trumpeter is difficult to summarize.

Miles Dewey Davis III, as his full name goes, was born in Alton, Illinois in 1926. Exceptionally versatile, the career of this brilliant jazz trumpeter is hard to summarise. Here, let's focus on ...

Miles Davis was born on May 25, 1926, in Alton, Illinois. He grew up in East St. Louis where, at the age of 13, he began blowing his trumpet.

“I’d gotten to know Miles by then, and I’d go by his house a lot in those days. He would call up and say, ‘Come by the house, ...

Davis was born in the home on May 26, 1926. The home is currently owned by Morgan Construction and Lawn, LLC.

Good enough for me; I had to try. Miles Davis was born on May 25, 1926, in Alton, Illinois. He grew up in East St. Louis where, at the age of 13, he began blowing his trumpet.

Discover the man behind the legend. With full access to the Miles Davis Estate, the film features never-before-seen footage, including studio outtakes from his recording sessions, rare photos and ...

Betty Davis, the Durham-born siren of funk and onetime wife of jazz legend Miles Davis who kicked down music industry doors with a raw, sexualized sound giving voice to Black women, has died. She ...

The ghost of Miles Davis has been haunting Don Cheadle for almost 20 years. But the actor — who learned to play the trumpet for his starring role in the new biopic “Miles Ahead” and who ...

Born May 25, 1926, in Alton, Ill., Miles Dewey Davis began playing the trumpet as a youngster in East St. Louis, Ill., and soon showed promise.

News & Notes pays tribute to jazz legend Miles Davis on what would have been his 79th birthday. Born the son of a dental surgeon, Davis grew up in East St. Louis and began taking trumpet lessons ...