Buddy Bolden

Charles Buddy Bolden
Charles Buddy Bolden
	Bolden c. 1905
Background information
Birth name	Charles Joseph Bolden
Born	September 6, 1877; New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	November 4, 1931 (aged 54); Jackson, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Jazz; blues;
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Cornet
Years active	1890s–1907

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