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- Birth namePeter Palus Cosey
- Pete Cosey was born on October 9, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He died on May 30, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Son of Collenane Gertrude Clar, a pianist and songwriter, who left the convent to marry his father, Antonio Maceo Cosey, a saxophonist who worked with Louis Jordan, Big Bill Broonzy, and others.
- He was a member of the Association for Creative Musicians in Chicago, Illinois.
- He is survived by his daughters, Mariama Cosey, Aribiana Cosey-Ewing, Dunni Cosey-Gay, and Karumah Cosey; his son, Ishmak Cosey; his partner, Maxine Jordan; and six grandchildren.
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