Huey Long (jazz musician)
Huey Long (born April 25, 1904 in Sealy , Texas , † June 10, 2009 in Houston ) was an American jazz musician (guitarist, singer, arranger).
After various jobs in the Houston area, he began his musical career in 1925 with the Frank Davis' Louisiana Jazz Band , in which he played the banjo . He has recorded with Lil Hardin Armstrong and Buster Bailey and played in the Jesse Stone's Chicago Orchestra . Through Fletcher Henderson's agency , Long arranged for Benny Goodman and also played with him, Gene Krupa , Lionel Hampton and Fats Navarro . The guitarist then played with Art Tatum and Slam Stewart in a trio and worked with Sarah Vaughan , Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie in Earl Hines' band . In 1945 he was briefly a member of the vocal group The Ink Spots . He later led his own trio, recorded with Eddie Lockjaw Davis and also worked with Nat King Cole , Lena Horne and BB King . In the 1950s he toured the world to look after the US Army before working as a guitar teacher in New York City . He returned to Texas in the 1990s.
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| SURNAME | Long, Huey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sealy , Texas |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 10, 2009 |
| Place of death | Houston , Texas |