Q: Did Gillespie play any other instrument before the trumpet? A: Gillespie used to play the trombone, but his arms were to short. Q : Did Gillespie ever have an idol? A : Gillespie's idol is Roy "Little Jazz" Eldridge . Q : Did Gillespie get any scholarships? A : Gillespie got a scholarship to Laurinburg Institute, in North Carolina . Q : How did Gillespie get so interested in trumpets? A : At age thirteen Gillespie started playing a friend's trumpet and heard Roy Eldridge play the trumpet over the radio. Q : How did Gillespie accquire the nickname Dizzy? A : Gillespie was nicknamed Dizzy due to his crazy antics on and off stage.
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