Gillespie
Americannoun
noun
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Primal Scream were formed in Glasgow in 1982 but their career did not take off until singer Bobby Gillespie left his role as drummer of The Jesus and Mary Chain.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
As a young musical prodigy, Willis said he joined in sessions with Dizzy Gillespie and his band in high school, the Ballads, opened for the Temptations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Director Craig Gillespie is no stranger to turbulent filmmaking, and his “Cruella” commendably made an underserved villain into a fully sketched character, without overrelying on callbacks.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
Gillespie said: "Nature always has liked 'to be hid' but what is left now, it really must hide. We are the danger."
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
In the late 1940s, Billy Eckstine’s big band boasted among its ranks some of the rising stars of the bebop era: Blakey, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon and Fats Navarro.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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