2. uncountable noun [oft in NOUN] Distress is the state of being in extreme danger and needing urgent help. He expressed concern that the ship might be in distress. The constable received a distress call, and saw two youths attacking his colleague. Synonyms: danger, risk, difficulty, peril More Synonyms of distress.
But Dizzy Gillespie -- born John Birks Gillespie in Cheraw, S.C., on Oct. 21, 1917 -- saw himself primarily as a player. I always thought I was a musician, he told Musician magazine's Chip Stern a year ago. Thought I was a musician before I really was a musician..
The Gillespie name is ancient, its origins dating probably from 5th century Ireland. It is widely thought to be made up of two Gaelic words, Filid, a druidic bard, and Asbuig, a bishop.FilidAsbuig = Gillespie A Filidasbuig (the f is silent) was effectively a bishop's clerk in early (5th to 12th century) Ireland.ohn Birks (Dizzy) Gillespie got his nickname through passing out when he played high notes. The human blood pressure is 4 Kilo Pascals. Playing Double Top C required pressur â¦ e in the lungs is 5 Kilo Pascals.