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gptkbp:instanceOf
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jazz drummer
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1920s–1970s
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Chicago_Musical_College
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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gptkb:The_Gene_Krupa_Orchestra
gptkb:Benny_Goodman
The Benny Goodman Orchestra
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
The Gene Krupa Trio
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Big_Band_and_Jazz_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1909-01-15
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_USA
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gptkbp:children
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Judy_Krupa
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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gptkb:Charlie_Parker
gptkb:Woody_Herman
gptkb:Artie_Shaw
gptkb:Dizzy_Gillespie
gptkb:Duke_Ellington
gptkb:Count_Basie
gptkb:Ella_Fitzgerald
gptkb:Maynard_Ferguson
gptkb:Louis_Prima
gptkb:Stan_Kenton
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gptkbp:contribution
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popularizing the drum solo
developing the role of the drummer in jazz
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1973-10-16
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Yonkers,_New_York,_USA
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gptkbp:filmography
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The Jazz Singer
The Gene Krupa Story
The Benny Goodman Story
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gptkbp:genre
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jazz
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Gene Krupa
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gptkbp:influenced
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drumming techniques
jazz drummers
pop drummers
rock drummers
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Louis_Armstrong
gptkb:Buddy_Rich
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gptkbp:instrument
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drums
percussion
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Swing music
Big band music
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gptkbp:label
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gptkb:Columbia_Records
gptkb:Decca_Records
gptkb:Verve_Records
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gptkbp:nickname
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The King of the Drums
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Sing, Sing, Sing
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gptkbp:recordLabel
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gptkb:RCA_Victor
gptkb:Capitol_Records
gptkb:MGM_Records
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gptkbp:spouse
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Evelyn_Krupa
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gptkbp:style
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jazz drumming
big band drumming
swing drumming
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gptkbp:website
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www.genekrupa.com
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