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Date of Birth
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23-October-1945
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Place of Birth
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Norfolk
(Virginia, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, United States of America, Area code 804, Area code 757)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Watts, Ernie, Ernest James Watts, Ernest James "Ernie" Watts
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Profession
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Musician
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Ernest James "Ernie" Watts is an American jazz and rhythm and blues musician. He plays saxophone and flute. He might be best known for his work with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and his Grammy Awards as an instrumentalist. He has also toured with The Rolling Stones, joining them on their 1981 tour and also appearing with them in the 1982 film Let's Spend the Night Together.
He is noted for playing "The Mystery Horn" solo on Frank Zappa's album The Grand Wazoo in 1972.
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