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| Born | April 22, 1922 |
| Hometown | Nogales, Arizona, United States |
| Spouse | Sue Mingus (m 1975 - 1979) , Celia Zaentz (m 1951 - 1958) , Canilla Jeanne Gross (m 1944 - 1979) , Judy Starkey |
| Children | Eric Mingus , Charles Mingus III |
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How jazz great Charles Mingus is being remembered in his Arizona birthplace 100 years later
Two musicians who played with jazz great Charles Mingus are doing a three-day Arizona tour to celebrate the bassist's birth 100 years ago in Nogales.
