Buddy Featherstonhaugh

Rupert Edward Lee "Buddy" Featherstonhaugh / ˈfænˌʃɔː / (born October 4, 1909 in Paris , † July 12, 1976 in London ) was a British jazz clarinetist, saxophonist , band leader and automobile racing driver .

"Buddy" Featherstonhaugh studied in Sussex and made his first professional appearance in 1927 with Pat O'Malley . He became known in the band of Spike Hughes , of which he was a member from 1930 to 1932. He then toured England in Billy Mason's band, which Louis Armstrong also played in in 1932. In 1933 the first recordings were made with his formation The Cosmopolitans , in which Fletcher Allen also played. He recorded with Valaida Snow in 1935, with Benny Carter in 1937. During World War II he led a group named His Majesty's Royal Air Force Bomber Command Sextet , which included musicians such as Vic Lewis , Don McAffer and Jack Parnell . From 1943 to 1945 this group recorded as the BBC Radio Rhythm Club Sextet . After the war, he toured Iceland in 1946 , then left the jazz scene and worked as a car salesman. In 1956 he returned with a bop- oriented quintet with Leon Calvert , Roy Sidewell , Kenny Wheeler and Bobby Wellins . In 1957 he toured the countries of the Middle East and then finally withdrew from the music business.

In the 1930s, Featherstonhaugh competed in automobile races. He started in 1934 on an old 2.5 liter Maserati from Whitney Straight and won the Grand Prix d'Albi in France . Until 1938 he competed in various international races on Maserati and Alfa Romeo .

literature

Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , & Brian Priestley : Jazz: The Rough Guide . ISBN 1-85828-528-3 .
Richard Cook: Jazz Encyclopedia . London 2007, ISBN 978-0-14-102646-6 .
Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .

Web links / sources

Remarks

↑ The engl. Wikipedia, the All Music Guide , Candid Records, and Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia write it to Buddy Featherstonhaugh (without the "e" in the middle); the Jazz Rough Guide, however, Featherstonehaugh.
↑ Leif Snellman, Felix Muelas: Rupert Edward Lee "Buddy" Featherstonhaugh (GB). www.kolumbus.fi, June 11, 2014, accessed September 4, 2014 .

personal data
SURNAME	Featherstonhaugh, buddy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Featherstonhaugh, Rupert Edward Lee; Featherstonhaugh, buddy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British band leader, saxophonist and clarinetist
DATE OF BIRTH	4th October 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paris
DATE OF DEATH	July 12, 1976
Place of death	London

[1] The engl. Wikipedia, the All Music Guide , Candid Records, and Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia write it to Buddy Featherstonhaugh (without the "e" in the middle); the Jazz Rough Guide, however, Featherstonehaugh.

[2] Leif Snellman, Felix Muelas: Rupert Edward Lee "Buddy" Featherstonhaugh (GB). www.kolumbus.fi, June 11, 2014, accessed September 4, 2014 .