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Also Known As David Warren Brubeck
Born December 6, 1920 • Concord • California
Died December 5, 2012 (aged 91) • Norwalk • Connecticut
Awards And Honors Grammy Award • Kennedy Center Honors (2009)
Movement / Style West Coast jazz

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