Ocupation: 42nd U.S. President
Life: b. August 19, 1946
Birthday: August 19
From the small clubs of the Harlem Renaissance where he began playing saxophone to world tours for the biggest of the big bands, Benny Carter redefined American jazz. From the start, his fellow musicians said the way he played the sax was amazing. They say that about me, too. (Laughter.) But I don't think they mean it in quite the same way.
topic: Laughter, Mean, Thinking, Harlem Renaissance