Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Henry_Cuesta> ?p ?o }
- Henry_Cuesta abstract "Henry Falcon Cuesta, Sr. (December 23, 1931 – December 17, 2003), was an American-born musician who was a cast member of The Lawrence Welk Show. His primary instrument was the clarinet.At an early age, Cuesta began studying classical violin, then switched to woodwinds. He proved himself gifted and was selected to play with the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra in Texas while still in high school. Before being drafted into the United States Army in 1952, he graduated from Del Mar College where he majored in music. In the Army Special Services, he was involved in entertaining troops in Europe and England, which included a "Tribute to Gershwin" concert with the Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra.After his Army duty, Cuesta toured the United States and Canada and developed his own highly personal style. While living in Toronto, Cuesta and his group became popular for visiting musicians, including Benny Goodman on one occasion. He later toured in the working band of the legendary trombonist, Jack Teagarden. Bobby Hackett advised him to get in touch with Lawrence Welk, and after listening to his recordings, Welk hired him immediately.Cuesta made countless personal appearances performing and conducting in jazz festivals, state and county fairs, conventions, supper clubs, and symphony pops concerts. He appeared as a soloist with Jack Teagarden, Bob Crosby, Mel Tormé, in a Bobby Vinton television special, on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and ten years on The Lawrence Welk Show. He also made several appearances to the Colorado Springs Invitational Jazz Party and performed with numerous international jazz musicians.Cuesta died on December 17, 2003 at the age of 71 at his home in Sherman Oaks, California after a bout with cancer.His only son, Henry, Jr., was shot and killed in a robbery at the age of seventeen while he was working in 1987 at a movie theater on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, California.".
- Henry_Cuesta almaMater Del_Mar_College.
- Henry_Cuesta birthDate "1931-12-23".
- Henry_Cuesta birthPlace Hidalgo_County,_Texas.
- Henry_Cuesta birthPlace McAllen,_Texas.
- Henry_Cuesta birthPlace Texas.
- Henry_Cuesta birthPlace United_States.
- Henry_Cuesta birthYear "1931".
- Henry_Cuesta deathDate "2003-12-17".
- Henry_Cuesta deathPlace California.
- Henry_Cuesta deathPlace Sherman_Oaks,_California.
- Henry_Cuesta deathPlace Sherman_Oaks,_Los_Angeles.
- Henry_Cuesta deathYear "2003".
- Henry_Cuesta occupation Clarinet.
- Henry_Cuesta occupation Henry_Cuesta__1.
- Henry_Cuesta restingPlace California.
- Henry_Cuesta restingPlace Santa_Monica,_California.
- Henry_Cuesta restingPlace Woodlawn_Memorial_Cemetery,_Santa_Monica.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageExternalLink HenryMemories01.htm.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageID "4461082".
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageLength "4234".
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageOutDegree "57".
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageRevisionID "678242630".
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Benny_Goodman.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Bob_Crosby.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Bobby_Hackett.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Bobby_Vinton.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink California.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Canada.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Cancer.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Category:1931_births.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Category:2003_deaths.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Category:20th-century_Canadian_musicians.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Category:American_clarinetists.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Category:American_musicians_of_Mexican_descent.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Category:Burials_at_Woodlawn_Memorial_Cemetery,_Santa_Monica.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Category:Cancer_deaths_in_California.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Category:Lawrence_Welk.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Category:Musicians_from_Los_Angeles,_California.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Category:Musicians_from_Santa_Monica,_California.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Category:Musicians_from_Toronto.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Category:People_from_Corpus_Christi,_Texas.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Category:People_from_McAllen,_Texas.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Category:United_States_Army_soldiers.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Clarinet.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Convention_(meeting).
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Corpus_Christi,_Texas.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Del_Mar_College.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink England.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Europe.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Hidalgo_County,_Texas.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink High_school.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Jack_Teagarden.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Jazz_festivals.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Lawrence_Welk.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink List_of_jazz_festivals.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink McAllen,_Texas.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Mel_Tormé.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Musical_instrument.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Santa_Monica,_California.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Sherman_Oaks,_California.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Sherman_Oaks,_Los_Angeles.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Stuttgart.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Supper_club.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Supper_clubs.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Texas.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink The_Lawrence_Welk_Show.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Johnny_Carson.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Toronto.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink United_States.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink United_States_Army.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Violin.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Woodlawn_Memorial_Cemetery.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Woodlawn_Memorial_Cemetery,_Santa_Monica.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Woodwind_instrument.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLink Woodwinds.
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLinkText "Cuesta".
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageWikiLinkText "Henry Cuesta".
- Henry_Cuesta almaMater Del_Mar_College.
- Henry_Cuesta birthDate "1931-12-23".
- Henry_Cuesta birthPlace Hidalgo_County,_Texas.
- Henry_Cuesta birthPlace McAllen,_Texas.
- Henry_Cuesta birthPlace "Texas, USA".
- Henry_Cuesta children "Henry Cuesta, Jr.".
- Henry_Cuesta children "Three children, including:".
- Henry_Cuesta dateOfBirth "1931-12-23".
- Henry_Cuesta dateOfDeath "2003-12-17".
- Henry_Cuesta deathDate "2003-12-17".
- Henry_Cuesta deathPlace "Sherman Oaks, California, USA".
- Henry_Cuesta hasPhotoCollection Henry_Cuesta.
- Henry_Cuesta name "Cuesta, Henry Falcon".
- Henry_Cuesta name "Henry Falcon Cuesta, Sr.".
- Henry_Cuesta occupation "Clarinetist".
- Henry_Cuesta placeOfBirth "United States".
- Henry_Cuesta placeOfDeath Sherman_Oaks,_California.
- Henry_Cuesta placeOfDeath Sherman_Oaks,_Los_Angeles.
- Henry_Cuesta restingPlace "Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Santa Monica, California".
- Henry_Cuesta shortDescription "American clarinetist".
- Henry_Cuesta spouse "Janette Cuesta".
- Henry_Cuesta wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Authority_control.