Famous Religious Conversions Dizzy Gillespie

About the famous religious convert Dizzy Gillespie what religion he converted from and to and why.

RENOWNED RELIGIOUS CONVERTS

DIZZY GILLESPIE, U.S., 1917-.

Musician, first jazz artist to represent the U.S. State Dept. overseas, a creator of bebop.

From: Unlisted affiliation.

To: Bahaism.

Why: Gillespie was long interested in philosophy and world history. The Bahai concept of world order and racial unity has great appeal for him.