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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Meaning of the name - Ben
son, child
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Ben Thigpen belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Laurel
Place of Death: St. Louis
Occupation: jazz musician
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, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for November 16, 2024 |
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| Sun | 24 Scorpio 0 | 24 Scorpio 52 | 21 Pisces 32 |
| Moon | 2 Virgo 17 | 6 Gemini 40 | 23 Scorpio 26 |
| Mercury | 5 Scorpio 11 | 17 Sagittarius 16 | 24 Aquarius 18 |
| Venus | 15 Libra 50 | 5 Capricorn 56 | 9 Pisces 32 |
| Mars | 24 Libra 15 | 3 Leo 39 | 11 Capricorn 12 |
| Jupiter | 11 Virgo 25 | 18 Gemini 58 | 7 Virgo 46 |
| Saturn | 4 Aries 16 | 12 Pisces 37 | 10 Aries 50 |
| Uranus | 14 Capricorn 10 | 25 Taurus 16 | 20 Capricorn 15 |
| Neptune | 16 Cancer 55 | 27 Pisces 15 | 14 Cancer 21 |
| Pluto | 25 Gemini 23 | 29 Capricorn 56 | 23 Gemini 48 |
| Rahu | 27 Gemini 29 | 3 Aries 53 | 21 Gemini 20 |
| Ketu | 27 Sagittarius 29 | 3 Libra 53 | 21 Sagittarius 20 |
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