Doc Souchon
Edmond "Doc" Souchon (born October 25, 1897 in New Orleans ; † August 24, 1968 there ) was an American doctor, jazz musician ( guitar , banjo , vocals ) and author. He is considered one of the major protagonists in the New Orleans Jazz revival in the middle of the 20th century.
Life
Souchon played with the Six and Seven Eighths String Band during and after the First World War . Then he was trained as a medical doctor in Chicago (with the degree MD (Medical Doctor), hence his surname Doc ). He practiced as a doctor since 1923. From an early age he was involved in the management of the New Orleans Jazz Club and was its chairman in the early years. In addition, he was active from 1942 for the National Jazz Foundation .
In 1945 he operated the revival of the Six and Seven Eighths String Band . In the 1960s he made recordings under his own name with musicians of New Orleans jazz such as Johnny Wiggs , Sherwood Mangiapane , Papa Jack Laine , Raymond Burke and Paul Barbarin . He also recorded with Johnny Wiggs, Merle Koch and Doc Evans .
Souchon had his own weekly program on the radio station WWL and was editor of the Second Line magazine of the New Orleans Jazz Club from 1951 until his death in 1968 . He was also an employee of the New Orleans Jazz Museum and worked for jazz magazines such as Jazz and Jazz Report . He also put together a photo book with Al Rose ( New Orleans Jazz: A Family Album , 1967). His record collection with around 2000 New Orleans jazz recordings from the estate was given to the New Orleans Public Library .
Discographic notes
- Early New Orleans Minstrel Days
- Doc Souchon and his Milneburg Boys (GHB, 1969) with Armand Hug , Monk Hazel , Raymond Burke, Mike Lala, Chink Martin , Jack Delaney , Pinky Vidacovich, Bill Crais, Sharkey Bonano , Sherwood Mangipane, Sister Elizabeth Eustis
Fonts
- with Al Rose New Orleans Jazz: A Family Album , Louisiana State University Press, 3rd edition 1984
literature
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler: Reclams Jazzführer (= Reclams Universal Library. No. 10185/10196). Reclam, Stuttgart 1970, ISBN 3-15-010185-9 .
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
Web links
- Doc Souchon at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Additional material on the city's music from his estate is in the possession of the William Ransom Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Souchon, Doc |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Souchon, Edmond |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1968 |
| Place of death | New Orleans |