Muppet Wiki

Kermiteye Welcome to Muppet Wiki!


Please visit Special:Community to learn how you can collaborate with the editing community.

READ MORE

Muppet Wiki
Muppet Wiki
44,519
pages
No edit summary
No edit summary
Tag: sourceedit
(2 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
  +
[[Image:Tootsthielemans.jpg|frame]]
'''Toots Thielemans''' (b. 1922 in Belgium) is a jazz musician known for his harmonica and guitar playing, and professional whistling. An acclaimed harmonica player, he provided the harmonica solos for the ''[[Sesame Street]]'' [[Sesame Street Theme|theme song]].
 
  +
 
'''Toots Thielemans''' (b. 1922 in [[Belgium]]) is a jazz musician known for his harmonica and guitar playing, and professional whistling. An acclaimed harmonica player, he provided the harmonica solos for the ''[[Sesame Street]]'' [[Sesame Street Theme|theme song]].
   
 
Moving to the [[United States]] in 1951, he became a member of "Charlie Parker's All-Stars". He played and recorded with names like Ella Fitzgerald, Quincy Jones, [[Paul Simon]], and [[Billy Joel]]. [[The Beatles]]' John Lennon, sometimes accompanied by George Harrison, would often listen to Thielemans at noon, pre-fame, in a local club.
 
Moving to the [[United States]] in 1951, he became a member of "Charlie Parker's All-Stars". He played and recorded with names like Ella Fitzgerald, Quincy Jones, [[Paul Simon]], and [[Billy Joel]]. [[The Beatles]]' John Lennon, sometimes accompanied by George Harrison, would often listen to Thielemans at noon, pre-fame, in a local club.
Line 9: Line 11:
   
 
{{wikipedia}}
 
{{wikipedia}}
βˆ’
[[Category:Miscellaneous Crew|Thielemans, Toots]]
+
[[Category:Musicians|Thielemans, Toots]]

Revision as of 04:55, 24 March 2016

Tootsthielemans

Toots Thielemans (b. 1922 in Belgium) is a jazz musician known for his harmonica and guitar playing, and professional whistling. An acclaimed harmonica player, he provided the harmonica solos for the Sesame Street theme song.

Moving to the United States in 1951, he became a member of "Charlie Parker's All-Stars". He played and recorded with names like Ella Fitzgerald, Quincy Jones, Paul Simon, and Billy Joel. The Beatles' John Lennon, sometimes accompanied by George Harrison, would often listen to Thielemans at noon, pre-fame, in a local club.

His full name is Jean-Baptiste FrΓ©dΓ©ric Isidor, Baron Thielemans.

External links

Wikipedia has an article related to: