Guy Kelly
Edgar "Guy" Kelly (born November 22, 1906 in Scotlandville , Louisiana , † February 24, 1940 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American hot jazz musician ( trumpet , cornet , vocals ).
Live and act
Guy Kelly began his music career in the band of banjo player Toots Johnson in Baton Rouge before moving to New Orleans, where he worked for Papa Celestin in 1927/28 . After touring with Kid Howard and Boyd Atkins , he stayed in Chicago in 1930, where he spent the following years a. a. starred with Cassino Simpson , Erskine Tate , Dave Peyton , Tiny Parham , Carroll Dickerson , Jimmie Noone ( The Blues Jumped a Rabbit , 1936), Half Pint Jaxon and Albert Ammons . Kelly worked in the field of jazz between 1928 and 1936 with six recording sessions, except for the aforementioned also with Art Tatum .
Lexical entries
- Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : The Rough Guide to Jazz . Rough Guides 2004 (3rd ed.). ISBN 1-84353-256-5
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Portrait at Satchmo.com (November) ( Memento of the original from July 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kelly, Guy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kelly, Edgar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American hot jazz musician (trumpet, cornet, vocals) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Scotlandville , Louisiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 1940 |
| Place of death | Chicago , Illinois |