Charlie Parker
publication date: Friday, March 30, 2012 (part of Spring 2012)
category: Music
clue: This saxophonist may have raised the bar for jazz musicians, but he spent his career as high as a bird.
explanation: Parker, subject of the film Bird, was an accomplished jazz saxophonist who battled a heroin addiction. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Erik Bates, Steve Dunn, and Aaron Shurtleff

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