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, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, and Aaron Shurtleff
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