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Gillespie left High school at the age of 16 and became a typesetter at the Cincinnati Times Star. He left for New York and became a journalist and composer of songs for vaudeville shows. He first gained notoriety in 1925 with "Breezin Along With The Breeze", in collaboration with Egbert Van Alstyne, Ervin R. Schmidt, and Loyal Curtis, which was recorded by Josephine Baker among many others. Gillespie worked in collaboration with many other artists including:
He has also wrote songs for:
He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. REFERENCES |
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