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| Varying Form of Title: | History Makers video oral history with Luigi Waites
Luigi Waites
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| Other authors / contributors: | Waites, Luigi, 1927-2010, interviewee.
Crowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Hickey, Matthew, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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| Sound characteristics: | digital
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| Digital file characteristics: | video file
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| Notes: | Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
Larry Crowe, interviewer.
Recorded Omaha, Nebraska 2007 October 7.
Vendor-supplied metadata.
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| Summary: | Jazz drummer and instructor Luigi Waites was born on July 10, 1927 in Omaha, Nebraska. Waites attended Omaha's Lake Elementary, Central High School and graduated from Technical High School. Waites joined the United States armed forces and served on U.S military bases including Kansas' Fort Riley and California's Camp Stoleman. In 1947, Waites returned to Omaha and continued his career as a local musician. He toured regionally and performed in Iowa, North Dakota, Kansas and other parts of Nebraska. Waites enrolled at the Midwestern Conservatory of Music in downtown Chicago in 1949. In the 1950s, Waites began teaching private lessons to aspiring artists. In the 1960s and the 1970s, Waites was the organizer of a youth group called the Contemporaries which performed as a marching band for local and regional events. Waites toured internationally and performed in Europe during the 1990s. Waites was the father of six children. He passed away on April 6, 2010 at 82.
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