Benny Golson (Saxophonist ) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on a Friday, January 25, 1929 🎈. Benny Golson is 95 years old. He is a Aquarius ♒ and was born in the Year of the Serpent 🐍.
NEA Jazz Masters Award winner and bebop jazz saxophonist who has played with the likes of Lionel Hampton.
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| FULL NAME: | Benny Golson |
| BIRTH DATE: | January 25, 1929 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| AGE: | 95 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Aquarius |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Serpent |
About
Benny Golson is a Saxophonist. Benny was born in the 1920s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
He married a woman named Bobbie. Find out who is Benny Golson dating right now.
He joined Bull Moose Jackson’s rhythm and blues band after graduating from Howard University.
DID YOU KNOW He wrote the song ‘I Remember Clifford’ in memory of his former friend and bandmate, Clifford Brown.
FACT He made a cameo in the 2004 Tom Hanks film The Terminal.
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Birthday
Currently, Benny Golson is 95 years old. His next birthday is away. Benny will celebrate his 96th birthday on a Friday, January 25th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on January 25, 1929. Below is the countdown to his next birthday.
Zodiac
Benny Golson’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. People born between the dates of January 20th to February 18th belong to the eleventh sign in the zodiac, Aquarius. Aquarius are known for being self-reliant, clever, and optimistic. Sagittarius is the most compatible sign for Aquarius.
Famous Aquarius celebrities are Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, The Weeknd, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, Shakira, Jennifer Aniston, Charles Darwin, Justin Timberlake, Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, and Galileo Galilei. Aquarius ruling planet is Uranus. Astrologically, Uranus represents technology, rebellion, and innovation.
Benny Golson was born in the Year of the Serpent. Serpent symbolizes fertility and rebirth in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Snake are intelligent, enigmatic, intuitive, charming, and beautiful. They can also sometimes be hedonistic, vain, malicious, overly materialistic, and duplicitous.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Benny Golson is a 95 years old Saxophonist, born in January, in the Year of the Serpent (1929), and is a Aquarius. His life path number is 11. Benny’s birthstone is Garnet, and his birth flower is Carnation. You may also check out all famous birthdays in January or specifically birthdays on January 25.
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