Rosco Posted February 25, 2008 Report Posted February 25, 2008 Been looking at a couple of biogs of Wes. All agree he was born March 6th but there are discrepencies with the year. Some say 1923, some 1925. (Most go with the '25 option but it wouldn't be the first example of an entertainer shaving a couple years off) Anyone got the definitive answer? Quote
Claude Posted February 25, 2008 Report Posted February 25, 2008 (edited) For what it is worth ... (wikipedia) == Birth == While googling other years of birth came out: 1923, 1925, 1929. Which one is correct? [[user:213.140.11.136|213.140.11.136]] 10:58, 16 September 2007 (UTC) *1923 is on his tombstone, so I'd say that's the right one. --[[user:Cholmes75|cholmes75]] <sup>([[user talk:Cholmes75|chit chat]])</sup> 14:47, 16 September 2007 (UTC) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wes_Montgomery Edited February 25, 2008 by Claude Quote
BillF Posted February 25, 2008 Report Posted February 25, 2008 Interesting! My two jazz reference books The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz (ed. Colin Larkin) and Cook and Morton's Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings give 1923 and 1925, respectively! Quote
Rosco Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Posted February 25, 2008 For what it is worth ... (wikipedia) == Birth == While googling other years of birth came out: 1923, 1925, 1929. Which one is correct? [[user:213.140.11.136|213.140.11.136]] 10:58, 16 September 2007 (UTC) *1923 is on his tombstone, so I'd say that's the right one. --[[user:Cholmes75|cholmes75]] <sup>([[user talk:Cholmes75|chit chat]])</sup> 14:47, 16 September 2007 (UTC) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wes_Montgomery Thanks, Claude. That seems to strongly support the '23 date. Quote
Joe G Posted February 25, 2008 Report Posted February 25, 2008 How old was he when he started playing guitar? Quote
Rosco Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Posted February 25, 2008 How old was he when he started playing guitar? According to Grove and AMG, it was in or around 1943 which would make him 19 or 20 with the 1923 D.O.B. Seems late but Wes always was kind of a late bloomer. Quote
sheldonm Posted February 25, 2008 Report Posted February 25, 2008 His gravesite head stone here in Indy says 1923. m~ Quote
Joe G Posted February 25, 2008 Report Posted February 25, 2008 How old was he when he started playing guitar? According to Grove and AMG, it was in or around 1943 which would make him 19 or 20 with the 1923 D.O.B. Seems late but Wes always was kind of a late bloomer. That's what I thought... kind of disconcerting, actually. Quote
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