Harrison Verrett

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Harrison Verrett (also Harrison Verret , born February 27, 1907 in Napoleonville , Louisiana , † October 13, 1965 ) was an American jazz musician ( guitar , banjo ).

Live and act

Harrison Verrett played a. a. with Papa Celestin and Kid Ory ; he was the brother-in-law and musical mentor of Fats Domino , whom he taught the basics of piano playing. Verrett worked in the field of jazz between 1947 and 1962 in 12 recording sessions, including a. with Dave Bartholomew ( Stack-a-Lee , 1950), Kid Sheik Colas Storyville Ramblers (1961) and Leon T. Gross .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Brief portrait at satchmo.com (February 27) ( Memento of the original from April 22, 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.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.satchmo.com
  2. ↑ Nick Talevski: Rock Obituaries - Knocking On Heaven's Door. Omnibus Press, 2010, ISBN 9780857121172 , p. 675. Restricted preview in Google Book Search
  3. ^ Harrison Verrett (1907-1965) - Find A Grave Memorial. In: findagrave.com. October 1, 2012, accessed December 31, 2014 .
  4. ↑ John Broven: Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans , p.29
  5. ↑ Tom Lord Discography
  6. ↑ Harrison Verrett at Discogs (English)
personal data
SURNAME Verrett, Harrison
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Verret, Harrison
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (guitar, banjo)
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Napoleonville , Louisiana
DATE OF DEATH October 13, 1965