Bill Sinegal
Willie Norman "Bill" Sinegal (born May 13, 1928 in New Orleans , Louisiana , † April 14, 2014 ibid) was an American rhythm and blues bassist and songwriter who was active in the music scene in New Orleans and best known for his song Second Line .
Sinegal, also known as Bill Sinigal , first played tenor and C melody saxophone and attended the Grunewald School of Music , where he learned the double bass . During the Second World War he served in the US Army. After the war he worked in New Orleans in the backing bands of musicians such as Guitar Slim , Tommy Ridgley and Sugar Boy Crawford ; In 1959 he recorded with Earl King . In the 1960s Sinegal went on numerous tours, including a. with Curtis Mayfield and Dee Clark .
Sinegal took in 1964 in New Orleans under the band name Bill Sinigal and the Skyliners the single Second Line, Parts 1 & 2 on which the rhythm creates a rhythm - & - blues version of a traditional second-line - Brass Band -title named Joe Avery's Blues was. The song was recorded in the studio by Cosimo Matassa with Milton Batiste (trumpet), James Rivers (tenor saxophone) and Ellis Marsalis on piano. Second line became a standard of Mardi Gras . Towards the end of the decade, he left the music business to work as a photographer.
Web links
- Bill Sinigal & The Skyliners on Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary, The Times-Picayune
- ^ W. Bruyninckx: 60 Years of Recorded Jazz 1917-1977 , Volume 6
- ^ Obituary in Offbeat
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sinegal, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sinegal, Willie Norman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rhythm and blues musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans , Louisiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 14, 2014 |
| Place of death | New Orleans , Louisiana |