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Trummy Young

Real Name:

James Osborne Young

Profile:

Swing era trombonist and vocalist.
Born 12 January 1912 in Savannah, Georgia.
Died 11 September 1984 in San Jose, California.

He began to play professionally at the age of 16 with several groups in Washington, D.C.. He worked with with Earl Hines (1934-37), Jimmy Lunceford (1937-43) and Charlie Barnet (1943-43). After working with Boyd Raeburn and Norman Granz he lived 1947-1952 in Hawaii. After that, he toured with Louis Armstrong's newly formed All Stars. After leaving Armstrong's group, he toured the US and Europe with various groups until his death. He was based out of Hawaii from the mid-1960's on. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Sites:

Wikipedia , namm.org , Imdb , adp.library.ucsb.edu

In Groups:

"Trummy" Young And Orchestra, Benny Goodman And His Orchestra, Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra, Billy Kyle's Big Eight, Boyd Raeburn And His Orchestra, Buck Clayton's Big Eight, Clyde Hart All Stars, Cozy Cole All Stars, DeLuxe All Star Band, Dizzy Gillespie All Stars, Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra, Earl Hines And His Orchestra, Jim Mundy And His Swing Club Seven, Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars, Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra, Oscar Pettiford And His 18 All Stars, The Bopland Boys, The Tiny Grimes Swingtet, The V-Disc All Stars

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