Lemuel Fowler

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Lemuel "Lem" Fowler († 1963 ) was a pianist, composer and band leader of early jazz and blues .

From 1922, Fowler recorded a number of piano roles (such as his composition He May Be Your Man But He Comes to See Me Sometimes ) and records under his own name for the Columbia and Edison Records label , mostly as a soloist, but also as leader of the two formations Fowler's Washboard Wonders (with Wilbur De Paris and clarinetist Percy Glascoe) and Fowler's Favorites . In the mid-1920s, he also acted as a companion to vocalists such as Helen McDonald, Maggie Jones , Helen Baxter (aka Ellen Coleman ), Edna Hicks , Sara Martin , Clara Smith , Mae Scott, and George Williams. After that, he no longer appeared with recordings. His recordings appeared on the album Lem Fowler 1923-1927 (Document).

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Individual evidence

  1. Redhotjazz
  2. ^ Charles Delaunay : Hot discographie encyclopédique 1952. Volume 3 (El-He) . Paris, Éditions Jazz Disques, 1952.
  3. Randolph Herr: Lemuel Fowler, Piano Roll Artist
  4. ^ Document Records