Kid Sheik Cola
Kid Sheik or Kid Sheik (actually George Colar , * 15. September 1908 in New Orleans , † 7. November 1996 in Detroit ) was an American jazz - trumpet player , pianist and singer of the New Orleans Jazz .
Life
In his youth he took a few lessons with Wooden Joe Nicholas in New Orleans and had his own band for a short time in 1925. He played in the Storyville District for the next 16 years . Colar studied 1943-45 at the US Air Force Music School, briefly had his own band and then worked with George Lewis at Club Manny's Tavern in 1949. Colar was a member of the Eureka Brass Band and Harold Dejan's Olympia Brass Band in the 1950s . In the 1960s he worked with his own formations, The Swingsters and the Storyville Ramblers . In 1963 he toured England with Barry Martyn's band. From the late 1960s he worked with Captain John Handy , making recordings with him in Europe and New York in 1966/68. In the 1970s and 1980s he performed with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band .
Kid Sheik was one of the protagonists of the Dixieland Jazz movement in the post-war period . In his later years he was married to the pianist Sadie Goodson . He performed in his hometown brass bands, such as the Olympia Brass Band , until the 1980s .
Discographic notes
- Kid Sheik with Charlie Love and His Cado Jazz band - 1960 (504 Records, 1960)
- First European Tour (GHB, 1963)
- New Orleans Stompers (GHB, 1975)
Web links
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- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kid Sheik Cola |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Colar, George (real name); Kid Cola, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1996 |
| Place of death | Detroit |