U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for March 20

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for March 20

WASHINGTON, March 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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FRIDAY, MARCH 20: MARIAN MCPARTLAND

Profile America -- Friday, March 20th, noting Women's History Month. One of the most remarkable piano players in jazz celebrates her 91st birthday today -- Marian McPartland, still actively playing and recording. Born in England, she married Chicago jazz cornetist Jimmy McPartland after the two met while performing at USO shows during World War II. Coming to the U.S., McPartland played a long engagement at the New York nightclub, the Hickory House. In the 60s, she began a series of radio shows highlighting guest pianists, which led to her current program on NPR, "Piano Playhouse." Marian McPartland has received many prestigious awards, including a Grammy and the Peabody award. Across the U.S., there are 170,000 musicians and singers, about a third of them women. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.

Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events, p.179
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_McPartland
Statistical Abstract, 2009, t. 596 (p. 385)

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