Burnie Peacock

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Bernard "Burnie" L. Peacock (also Bernie or Burney Paecock , born June 2, 1921 in Columbia , Maury County , Tennessee ; † December 6, 1997 ) was an American rhythm & blues and jazz musician ( alto saxophone ).

Live and act

Peacock first learned the clarinet before switching to the alto saxophone as a teenager. Around 1938 he dropped out of Tennessee State College to move to Detroit, where he played in local bands, until he finally worked with Jimmy Raschel in Chicago. During the Second World War he served in the US Navy from 1942 and played in military bands until 1945. After the war he worked for Don Redman , from 1945 to 1953 for Lucky Millinder ; he also worked on recordings by Annisteen Allen , Paul Bascomb , Panama Francis and Bull Moose Jackson . In the late 1940s he also played with Cab Calloway , Buddy Tate and the Count Basie Orchestra , with whom he appeared at the Royal Roost in 1948 . In the early 1950s he was a member of Bull Moose Jackson's band and directed Earl Bostics' band while it was recovering from a traffic accident; During this time he worked mostly as a session musician. During this time he also recorded with Kenny Kersey , Hot Lips Johnson and Gladys Bruce / Jimmy Mundy .

In late 1951 he recorded several tracks such as "(It's a) Sin" under his own name for King Records ( Burnie Peacock and His Orchestra , with Tyree Glenn , Teddy Brannon , Everett Barksdale , Aaron Bell , Jimmy Crawford ); from 1952 he led his own band, toured with the USO and performed for troop entertainment during the Korean War . In August 1952 he recorded again for King ("Dog Days" / " My Blue Heaven ") and two Mambo numbers. In the field of jazz he was involved in 45 recording sessions between 1945 and 1953, most recently with Ruth Brown .

In late 1954 he was arrested on charges of robbing his agent. Another legal battle arose around 1963 when he sued the General Artists Corporation for outstanding fees. Around 1964 he led his own jazz band in Detroit; in later years he was employed by the City of Detroit Employment Agency.

Lexical entry

  • Howard Rye, Burnie Peacock . In: Barry Kernfeld (Ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd Edition.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Burnie L. Peacock (June 2, 1921 - December 6, 1997), musician. Prabook, accessed January 1, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Discographic references at 45worlds
  3. ↑ Burnie Peacock And Orchestra at 45cat
  4. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 2, 2018)
  5. ↑ Jet December 23, 1954
  6. ^ Reports of Officers to the Annual Convention, Volume 66, 1963 . American Federation of Musicians and in: Official Proceedings [of The] Convention . American Federation of Musicians. Local 153 (San Jose, Calif.), 1963
  7. ↑ Jet Sept. 10, 1964, p. 63
personal data
SURNAME Peacock, Burnie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Peacock, Bernard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American R&B and jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Columbia (Tennessee)
DATE OF DEATH December 6, 1997