In 1924, jazz pianist Bud Powell was born. In 1945, then 21, he received a beating by police after he tried to help his pal & mentor Thelonius Monk from being harassed.Taken to Bellevue Hospital for evaluation, he wrote on the
admittance form under occupation: “Pianist & composer of over 1,000
songs.” To which the attending doctor wrote, “delusions of grandeur” & put him in a straitjacket. Died: August 1, 1966
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