Babs Gonzales
American singer (1919-1980) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 60
Babs Gonzales, born Lee Brown, was an American bebop vocalist, poet, and self-published author. His books portrayed the jazz world that many black musicians struggled in, portraying disk jockeys, club owners, liquor, drugs, and racism.
Babs Gonzales is read about 13 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 23 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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"There are jazz people whose influence can be described as minor", wrote Val Wilmer, "yet who are well-known to musicians and listeners alike ... You'd have to be hard-pressed to ignore the wealth of legend that surrounds Babs Gonzales." Jazz writer Jack Cooke explained that Gonzales "assumed the role of spokesman for the whole hipster world ... [becoming] something more than just a good and original jazz entertainer: the incarnation of a whole social group."
