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Born Oct 11, 1919 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Active 1956–1990 · Awards: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Paul Acket Award, NEA Jazz Masters
Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s.