Miles Davis with his then wife actrice and top model Cicely Tyson
In an interview with 60 Minutes , Davis claimed that one of his ex-wives had started the rumor in an attempt to hurt him . Though he could have sued the woman for slander , he chose not to seek legal action . By 1991 , Davis had su ered through several bouts of bronchial pneumonia . In early September , he checked himself into St . John ’ s Hospital in Santa Monica , California , for routine testing on his lungs . When the doctor suggested he allow a tracheal tube to be implanted , Davis reacted aggressively , causing an intracerebral hemorrhage . Soon thereafter , he fell into a coma from which he never awoke . After several days on life support , doctors turned o the machines on September 28 , 1991 . At just 65 years old , the cause of Davis ’ s death was attributed to complications involving his stroke , pneumonia , and respiratory failure . His funeral was held at St . Peter ’ s Church in New York City and drew nearly 500 people . His body was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery with his trumpet by his side
In his autobiography , published two years before his death , he named three artists as the future of music . They were Fela Kuti from Nigeria , the zouk group Kassav ' from the West Indies and Prince from the cosmos ( actually Minneapolis ). While alive , Davis was nominated for a whopping 32 Grammy awards , eight of which he won . Posthumously , he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1998 and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 . His album Kind of Blue is still the highest-selling jazz record of all time .
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