A couple in Franklin, Pennsylvania captured video of a mother raccoon, hanging from her back paws and pulling her kit to ...

Charles Burrell, the classical and jazz bass player and the first African-American member of a major American symphony, died ...

Charles Burrell, an American classical and jazz bass player known as being the first African American to be a member of a ...

A longtime Coloradan and trailblazing musician widely considered the Jackie Robinson of classical music, Burrell died early ...

The bassist played with jazz legends Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington, breaking barriers at the Denver and San Francisco ...

Charles Burrell, called the ‘Jackie Robinson of Classical Music,’ dies at age 104 Heather Willard Wed, June 18, 2025 ... Burrell is a bass player who broke the color barrier for classical music.

Because he broke barriers by joining the Colorado Symphony, many called Burrell the “Jackie Robinson of Classical Music,” breaking down barriers for African American people. Almost every ...

Charles Burrell, Denver's "Jackie Robinson of classical music," dies at age 104 Charles Burrell was the first African-American member of a major American symphony.

Charles Burrell, known as the “Jackie Robinson of classical music,” has died. He was 104. Burrell was a classical and jazz bass player and was the first African-American member of a major ...

Burrell was known as the "Jackie Robinson of classical music," both for his talent and the barriers he broke. He was also a cornerstone in the jazz scene in Denver's Five Points neighborhood.