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The Jimmie Lunceford Jamboree Festival was founded by Bro. Ronald Cortez Herd II (aka 'R2C2H2 Tha Artivist') in 2007 with the aim of increasing recognition of Lunceford's contribution to jazz, particularly in Memphis, Tennessee.
Tina Dixon, 1946. Tina Dixon (born Augustine Dickson; October 7, 1913 – November 10, 2004) was an American R&B singer, actress and comedian.She became a featured singer in swing bandleader Jimmie Lunceford's band early in her career and recorded for Excelsior, Aladdin, and King Records in the 1940s.
Entertaining a predominantly white clientele, it was known for its raucous floor shows featuring gyrating black dancers accompanied by high-energy jazz bands led by the likes of Count Basie, Jimmie Lunceford, and Lucky Millinder. In 1954 the Paradise Club merged with Club Harlem under joint ownership.
Jimmie Lunceford's two-sided platter was recorded on December 22, 1941, and released on Decca 4125 in January. [6] [16] Starting January 31, 1942, it ran 10 weeks on the BS chart, peaking at #4. [18] The Cab Calloway recording was released by OKeh Records as catalog number 6422.
Jimmie Lunceford (1902–1947) M. Rob McConnell (1935-2010) (the Boss Brass) Ray McKinley (1910-1995) Hal McIntyre (1914-1959) Richard Maltby (1914-1991)
Harold "Ox" Oxley born in Leeds, England, is a colleague of Indiana who broke off contact with him in 1937 while searching for the skulls. [113] Both Ox and Indiana studied under Abner Ravenwood. Ox was a close friend of Ravenwood's daughter, Marion, and hence became a surrogate father for her son Mutt, following the death of Mutt's stepfather.
Composed by Jimmie Lunceford, Sy Oliver: 3:43 6. "Easy Does It" Composed by Sy Oliver, Trummy Young: 3:32 7. "Quiet Please (It's the Drummer in Me)"
Trummy Young (right) and Jimmie Lunceford, early 1940s Young, left, shaking hands with Louis Armstrong at a 1955 concert in Oslo. James "Trummy" Young (January 12, 1912 – September 10, 1984) [1] was an American trombonist in the swing era. He established himself as a star during his 12 years performing with Louis Armstrong in Armstrong's All ...