People from Madison County, Illinois

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 49. Chapters: Miles Davis, Paul Simon, John Shimkus, Kevin Stallings, Laurie Metcalf, George Becker, Andrew Goodpaster, Steve Trittschuh, Luke Kreamalmeyer, Harry Gallatin, Ellis Wainwright, Clint Walker, John Reynolds, Bonnie Bramlett, Nicholas Boilvin, Andy Phillip, Bob Turley, Hedy Burress, Roy Stone, Whip Wilson, Art Fletcher, Dal Maxvill, Theodore P. Gilman, Ken Oberkfell, Nathaniel Pope, Joseph P. Newsham, Dale Swann, Greg Villa, Donnie Freeman, Franklin W. Olin, George Musso, John M. Olin, Terry Moore, Tony Malinosky, Frank Hayes, Johnny Wyrostek, Brent Hawkins, Shirley Stovroff, Jay C. Hoffman, Owen Friend, William Ralph Emerson, George Forquer, Jesse Anderson, Don Ohl, Gary Lane, Maurice Baker, Orville Hodge, Minor Watson, Mark Voigt, Perry Dissmore, Ken Retzer, Charles S. Deneen, Roger Counsil, John Hogan, Ron Hall, Joe Astroth, Antonio Neal, Jake Odorizzi, Spencer Truman Olin, John Holbrook Powers, Charlie Jackson, Morris Bradshaw, Harry Parker. Excerpt: Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 - September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz fusion. Many well-known musicians rose to prominence as members of Davis' ensembles, including saxophonists Gerry Mulligan, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, George Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Dave Liebman, Branford Marsalis and Kenny Garrett; trombonist J. J. Johnson; pianists Horace Silver, Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett and Kei Akagi; guitarists John McLaughlin, Pete Cosey, John Scofield and Mike Stern; bassists Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Dave Holland, Marcus Miller and Darryl Jones; and drummers Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Jimmy Cobb, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, and Al Foster. On October 7, 2008, his 1959 album Kind of Blue received its fourth platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of at least four million copies in the United States. Miles Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. Davis was noted as "one of the key figures in the history of jazz". On November 5, 2009, Rep. John Conyers of Michigan sponsored a measure in the US House of Representatives to recognize and commemorate the album Kind of Blue on its 50th anniversary. The measure also affirms jazz as a national treasure and "encourages the United States government to preserve and advance the art form of jazz music." It passed, unanimously, with a vote of 409-0 on December 15, 2009. Miles Dewie Davis was born on May 26, 1926, to an affluent African American family in Alton, Illinois. His father, Dr. Miles Henry Davis, was a dentist. In 1927 the family moved to East St. Louis, Illinois.