Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet
Freda Josephine Baker (née McDonald;
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet
Freda Josephine Baker (née McDonald;
June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975) was an American and French dancer, singer, and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in France. She was the first Black [Woman] to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 French silent film Siren of the Tropics
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The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
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