Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Charles Ives was born in Danbury , Connecticut in 1874 , the son of George Ives , a U.S. Army bandleader in the American Civil War , and his wife Mary Parmelee .
Simplified: Charles Ives was born in Danbury , Connecticut . His father George Ives , was a U.S. Army bandleader in the American Civil War .