Bob McCracken (jazz musician)
Bob McCracken (actually Robert Edward McCracken , * 23. November 1904 in Dallas , † 4. July 1972 ) was an American jazz - clarinet .
Bob McCracken started playing with local Dallas musicians , including Jack Teagarden , Eddie Whitley , the Southern Trumpeters and Doc Ross ' Jazz Bandits . From 1926 to 1928 he lived in New York City , where he played with Johnny Johnston and Willard Robison's Levee Loungers . On his return to Dallas he worked with Ligon Smith , Joe Gill and again with Doc Ross, toured with Joe Venuti and Frankie Trumbauer before moving to Chicago in 1939 . There he played in the bands of Willard Robinson (1927/28), Bud Freeman (1939-1940), Jimmy McPartland (1939/40), Wingy Manone (1941), Benny Goodman (1941), Russ Morgan and Wayne King . In 1952/53 he represented Barney Bigard with the Louis Armstrong All-Stars on tours; then he settled in Los Angeles . There he played in various Dixieland Jazz Revival bands, worked with Kid Ory (1953/54), Ben Pollack , Pete Daily , Jack Teagarden and Wild Bill Davison . From 1959 he worked again at Ory; recorded some records with Red Allen and Kid Ory, Red Allen Meets Kid Ory and We've Got Rhythm .
Web links
- Bob McCracken at Allmusic (English)
- Bob McCracken at Discogs (English)
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- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
- John Jörgensen, Erik Wiedemann : Jazz Lexicon . Munich, 1967
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| SURNAME | McCracken, Bob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McCracken, Robert Edward (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz clarinetist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dallas |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th July 1972 |