Buster Bennett

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Buster Bennett (born March 19, 1914 in Pensacola , Florida as James Joseph Bennett , † July 3, 1980 ) in Houston , Texas ) was an American blues and R&B musician ( vocals , saxophones ) and band leader.

Buster Bennett, the next alto , tenor and soprano saxophone and piano and bass played, came in 1930 in Texas , but spent most of his professional career from 1938 to 1954 in Chicago . First he played as a session musician with Lester Melrose (1938-42) and participated in recordings by Big Bill Broonzy , Yas Yas Girl, Monkey Joe and Washboard Sam . He also played in sessions with Jimmie Gordon under the direction of Sammy Price .

In 1945 Bennett signed a three-year contract with Columbia Records ; the label marketed him as a musician in the style of Louis Jordan . His well-known pieces included "Leap Frog Blues", "Don't Jive Me Baby" and "Reefer Head Woman" (1945). In early 1946, while he was under contract with Columbia, he took part in recordings of his trumpeter Charles Gray with recordings for the short-lived Chicago label Rhumboogie . He also played in a session of Red Saunders for Sultan Records in 1946 and Tom Archia for the Aristocrat label in 1947.

Bennett's last session under his own name took place in December 1947 for Columbia. He then performed with his own quartet until 1954. In 1956 he left the music business because he was unable to record and retired to Texas, where he spent the rest of his life. He died in Houston in 1980 at the age of 66.

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  1. ↑ Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed May 26, 2010
  2. ↑ biography at Allmusic
  3. ^ A b Campbell, Robert L., Büttner, Armin and Pruter, Robert. "The Buster Bennett Discography" ( Memento from April 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ Pruter, Robert and Campbell, Robert L. "The Rhumboogie Label" ( Memento of April 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

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SURNAME Bennett, Buster
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bennett, James Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American R&B musician
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Pensacola , Florida
DATE OF DEATH 3rd July 1980
Place of death Houston , Texas