Jerry Adler (musician)
Hilliard Gerald "Jerry" Adler (born October 30, 1918 in Baltimore ; † March 13, 2010 in Sarasota ) was a harmonica player who particularly emerged in the field of classical music and easy listening , but also in the recording of numerous film music and jazz pieces was involved.
Live and act
Adler, the younger brother of the harmonica virtuoso Larry Adler , also learned to play the instrument very early, like his brother. At age 13, he won a Baltimore Evening Sun talent competition . After extensive concert tours through Europe and Asia, he played for President Harry S. Truman in the White House at the age of 17 . He also worked with Paul Whiteman . During the Second World War he worked in the Pacific region in the troop support. As a studio musician, he can be heard in numerous films made between the 1940s and 1960s, for example in Shane , High Noon , Mary Poppins and My Fair Lady . He also worked with Duke Ellington , Louis Armstrong , Ira Gershwin and Henry Mancini . He has also performed with Ed Sullivan , Jack Benny , Frank Sinatra , Glen Campbell , Steve Allen , Johnny Carson and Dinah Shore . Between 1972 and 1995 he appeared on the major cruise lines.
In 2005 he published his autobiography, Living from Hand to Mouth . At the age of 91 Adler died of complications from prostate cancer .
Discographic notes
- A handfull of blues
- Jerry Adler on stage
- The Harmonica Artistry of Jerry Adler
- The Harmonica Magic of Jerry Adler
- Musical Memories (2 CDs), Karthaus-Schmülling CD 257-1 / 2 (2006)
Web links
- Jerry Adler - The Biography on jerryadler.com (English)
- Jerry Adler at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ William Grimes: Jerry Adler, Harmonica Virtuoso, Dies at 91 . In: The New York Times . March 21, 2010.
- ↑ Jerry Adler: Living from Hand to Mouth: My Memoir . AuthorHouse, Bloomington 2005, ISBN 1-4208-6122-0 ( online ).
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SURNAME | Adler, Jerry |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adler, Hilliard Gerald (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician (harmonica) |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1918 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore |
DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 2010 |
Place of death | Sarasota (Florida) |