Charlie Parker
publication date: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 (part of Summer 2015)
category: 
Music
clue: Nobody else but this bebop saxophonist could have composed "Yardbird Suite."
explanation: Parker was nicknamed Yardbird. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Mike Eberhart, and Stan Iwanchuk
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