William
Lester
(Lester)
Bowie
Jr
Born in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Byron Keith Bowie
Husband of
Fontella Marie (Bass) Bowie
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 58
in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Lester Bowie Jr is Notable.
Lester Bowie was a jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a cofounder of the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the Black Artists Group (BAG) in St. Louis. In addition to his own group, he performed with numerous other artists and was also a studio musician, playing the opening theme music for TV's "The Cosby Show". In 2000 he was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame [1]
Lester was born in 1941 in Frederick, Maryland. He was raised in St. Louis, Missouri. [2] In 1950 he was living with his parents William and Earrie and a brother in St Louis. [3]
He married notable soul-singer and songwriter Fontella Bass in 1965. [2][1]
He had been married to second wife Deborah for 20 years when he passed away in 1999 at his home in Brooklyn, New York. [2][4][1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wikipedia entry for Lester Bowie
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Blumenthal, Bob, "Trumpeter a jazz avant-gardist," The Boston Globe, 10 Nov 1999, p.F6, col. 1. Web. (newspapers.com; accessed 10 Jan 2023. link to clipping.
- ↑
1950 Census:
"1950 United States Federal Census"
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: 2046; Sheet Number: 72; Enumeration District: 96-1677
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #141384384 (accessed 12 July 2023)
William L Bowie Jr (8), single son, in household of William L Bowie (44) in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA. Born in Maryland. - ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131139683/lester-bowie: accessed 10 January 2023), memorial page for Lester Bowie Jr. (11 Oct 1941–8 Nov 1999), Find a Grave Memorial ID 131139683, citing Bartonsville Cemetery, Bartonsville, Frederick County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by CB Logan (contributor 48414736).
See also:
- Wikidata: Item Q558118
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