Charles Mingus
/ˌtʃɑːlz ˈmɪŋɡəs/
/ˌtʃɑːrlz ˈmɪŋɡəs/
- (1922-79) a US jazz musician. He played the bass and wrote music for it. His works included Fables of Faubus (1959) and Epitaph (1962). He was active in the civil rights movement and wrote the story of his life, Beneath the Underdog (1971).