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Ernie Watts

Ernie Watts, American saxophonist

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Born
October 23, 1945
Age in 2026
81
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1945

About Ernie Watts

Ernest James Watts is an American jazz and R&B saxophonist who plays soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone. He has worked with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and toured with the Rolling Stones. On Frank Zappa's album The Grand Wazoo he played the "Mystery Horn", a straight-necked C melody saxophone. Watts also played the saxophone riff on "The One You Love" from Glenn Frey's album, No Fun Aloud. He has won two Grammy Awards as an instrumentalist. In 2008, his album Analog Man won the Independent Music Award for Best Jazz Album. He played on Kurt Elling's album Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman, which won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2011. Watts can be heard on Still Life, the live album recorded during the tour.

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Ernie Watts timeline

  1. In 2008, his album Analog Man won the Independent Music Award for Best Jazz Album.
  2. He played on Kurt Elling's album Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman, which won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2011.

The world when Ernie Watts was born

Ernie Watts was born in 1945. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1945

  • #1 song"Sentimental Journey" – Les Brown & Doris Day
  • Top movieThe Lost Weekend
  • Best-selling bookAnimal Farm – George Orwell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentDetroit Tigers win the World Series
  • Top headlineWorld War II ends after atomic bombs dropped on Japan
  • Technology milestoneAtomic bomb developed and detonated (Manhattan Project)
  • Defining fadV-J Day celebrations
  • Notable inventionMicrowave oven (accidental discovery)
  • World population2.40 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt / Harry S. Truman
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • U.S. population139.9M

1945 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ernie Watts's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19452026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,900$435,000
Average income$4,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.30$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population139.9M341 million

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