Benjamin F. 'Ben' Thigpen was an American jazz drummer born on November 16, 1908, in Laurel, Mississippi. He started piano lessons from his sister and later switched to drums. Thigpen played in Bobby Boswell's band before moving to Chicago, where he studied with Jimmy Bertrand and accompanied dancers. He recorded with notable artists like Ma Rainey and was part of Andy Kirk's Clouds of Joy from 1930 to 1947. He also led his own bands in St. Louis and taught Charles Bobo Shaw. He was the father of musicians Bensid and Ed Thigpen.
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Time Zone - America/Chicago (6:0 W)
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Ben Thigpen belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Laurel
Place of Death: St. Louis
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Occupation: jazz musician
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Children: Ed Thigpen
Employers: Bobby Boswell | Andy Kirk's Clouds of Joy | Singleton Palmer
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Ephemeris for November 16, 1908
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on November 16, 2023 | Secondary Progressions for November 16, 2023 |
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| Sun | 24 Scorpio 0 | 24 Scorpio 7 | 20 Pisces 32 |
| Moon | 2 Virgo 17 | 5 Capricorn 51 | 11 Scorpio 13 |
| Mercury | 5 Scorpio 11 | 9 Sagittarius 41 | 23 Aquarius 12 |
| Venus | 15 Libra 50 | 9 Libra 14 | 8 Pisces 18 |
| Mars | 24 Libra 15 | 24 Scorpio 34 | 10 Capricorn 32 |
| Jupiter | 11 Virgo 25 | 8 Taurus 40 | 7 Virgo 54 |
| Saturn | 4 Aries 16 | 0 Pisces 37 | 10 Aries 42 |
| Uranus | 14 Capricorn 10 | 20 Taurus 57 | 20 Capricorn 13 |
| Neptune | 16 Cancer 55 | 24 Pisces 59 | 14 Cancer 22 |
| Pluto | 25 Gemini 23 | 28 Capricorn 12 | 23 Gemini 48 |
| Rahu | 27 Gemini 29 | 23 Aries 16 | 21 Gemini 24 |
| Ketu | 27 Sagittarius 29 | 23 Libra 16 | 21 Sagittarius 24 |
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Ben Thigpen's 2024 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn opposition Moon
Exact: 01 January, 2024 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 01 January, 2024 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 01 January, 2024 - Mars square Saturn
Exact: 11 January, 2024 - Jupiter opposition Mercury
Exact: 21 January, 2024 - Jupiter trine Jupiter
Exact: 01 March, 2024 - Saturn opposition Jupiter
Exact: 21 March, 2024 - Ketu conjunction Venus
Exact: 21 March, 2024 - Jupiter opposition Sun
Exact: 30 April, 2024 - Mars square Jupiter
Exact: 08 August, 2024 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 18 August, 2024 - Rahu conjunction Saturn
Exact: 17 October, 2024 - Saturn opposition Jupiter
Exact: 16 November, 2024 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 06 December, 2024 - Mars square Mercury
Exact: 06 December, 2024
