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Bix Beiderbecke
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Bix Beiderbecke

Musician

1903–1931, born in Davenport, Iowa

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Neighborhood

Wikipedia ties Bix Beiderbecke to Sunnyside, Queens. A tie, not always an origin

On the map at 43-30 46th Street

43-30 46th Street, Queens: His apartment at the end of his life was in this building, where he died in 1931. A plaque was put up here in 2003.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

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