death_date death_place years_active birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
2 june 1942 new york city , united states 1930-1942 hilbert , wisconsin , united states bunny berigan solo_singer 2 november 1908 trumpet , vocals jazz bunny berrigan.jpg bunny berigan
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bunny berigan

roland bernard `` bunny '' berigan -lrb- november 2 , 1908 -- june 2 , 1942 -rrb- was an american jazz trumpeter who rose to fame during the swing era , but whose career and influence were shortened by a losing battle with alcoholism that ended with his early death at age 33 from cirrhosis .
although he composed some jazz instrumentals like `` chicken and waffles '' and `` blues '' , berigan was best known for his virtuoso jazz trumpeting .
his 1937 classic recording `` i ca n't get started '' was inducted into the grammy hall of fame in 1975 .
