Buddy Bolden Musical artist

Charles Joseph "Buddy" Bolden (September 6, 1877 – November 4, 1931) was an African-American cornetist and is regarded by contemporaries as a key figure in the development of a New Orleans style of rag-time music, which later came to be known as jazz.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	King Bolden or Buddy Bolden
Birth date	September 06, 1877
Birth place	New Orleans
Date of death	November 04, 1931
Place of death	Jackson Louisiana
Hometown	New Orleans