Andrew Love
Andrew Maurice Love (born November 21, 1941 in Memphis , Tennessee , † April 12, 2012 ibid) was an American musician ( woodwind instruments ) and songwriter .
music
Love's main instruments were saxophones in different pitches. He was the dark-skinned half of the core of the legendary Memphis Horns and the longtime partner of Wayne Jackson . Together they released several albums on the pioneering music label Stax Records , received numerous awards and accompanied many greats in the American and worldwide music business over five generations.
For reasons of age, Love retired from the active music business in the 2000s. He died of Alzheimer's disease in April 2012 after his longtime band, The Memphis Horns, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in February 2012 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Andrew Love in the catalog of the German National Library
- Andrew Love at Allmusic (English)
- Andrew Love at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Memphis Horns saxophonist Andrew Love dead at 70. Retrieved on February 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Knut Benzner in conversation with The Soul Man Wayne Jackson in: Deutschlandfunk, Rock et Cetera , October 24, 2011
- ↑ jazzindex.ch: Andrew Love (November 3, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Love, Andrew |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Love, Andrew Maurice (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Memphis , Tennessee |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 2012 |
| Place of death | Memphis , Tennessee |