Oscar Pettiford

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As per our current Database, Oscar Pettiford is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).

🎂 Oscar Pettiford - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

Currently, Oscar Pettiford is 102 years, 1 months and 25 days old. Oscar Pettiford will celebrate 103rd birthday on a Tuesday 30th of September 2025. Below we countdown to Oscar Pettiford upcoming birthday.

🌙 Zodiac

Oscar Pettiford’s zodiac sign is Libra. According to astrologers, People born under the sign of Libra are peaceful, fair, and they hate being alone. Partnership is very important for them, as their mirror and someone giving them the ability to be the mirror themselves. These individuals are fascinated by balance and symmetry, they are in a constant chase for justice and equality, realizing through life that the only thing that should be truly important to themselves in their own inner core of personality. This is someone ready to do nearly anything to avoid conflict, keeping the peace whenever possible

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Oscar Pettiford was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.

About

Bebop pioneer, composer, and one of the most often recorded jazz bassist bandleaders.

Before Fame

He started playing bass at the age of fourteen because he did not like how it was being played by other people and wanted to revolutionize it.

Trivia

He was also known for his use of cellos as a solo jazz instrument, due to an experiment he performed while trying to play with a broken arm.

Family Life

He was survived by his wife and three children.

Associated With

He and Dizzy Gillespie led a bebop group together in 1943.

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