George Wettling
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George Godfrey Wettling (born November 28, 1907 in Topeka , Kansas , † June 6, 1968 in New York City ) was an important white Dixieland - and swing - drummer of the Chicago style, who also made a name for himself as a painter.
Wettling came to jazz after listening to the King Oliver Band in Chicago in the early 1920s , where he moved with his family in 1921. He was particularly impressed by Baby Dodds on drums, his later role model. He was part of the Chicago scene and made his first recordings with Paul Mares in the mid-1930s . In 1935 he went to New York to join the Jack Hylton Orchestra. He played in the big bands of Artie Shaw (1936), Bunny Berigan (1937), Red Norvo and 1938-1940 with Paul Whiteman .
After that he played mainly in smaller groups, e.g. B. with Muggsy Spanier , in a trio with Bud Freeman and Jess Stacy (from 1938), with Eddie Condon (at his Town Hall Broadcast Concerts and in his club), Jimmy McPartland and Wingy Manone . In 1940 he was involved in the compilation Chicago Jazz (Decca); In 1942 he was a member of the Chico Marx Orchestra . His main job was from 1943 to 1952 as a studio musician at ABC . Wettling also worked with Benny Goodman , Sidney Bechet, and Billie Holiday ; he also recorded some 78s for Black & White Records . In the 1950s he was best known and loved as an abstract ( cubist ) painter (his pictures also hang in museums). Occasionally he also wrote reviews on Down Beat and Playboy .
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| SURNAME | Wettling, George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wettling, George Godfrey (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American drummer in jazz music |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 28, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Topeka |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 6, 1968 |
| Place of death | New York City |