Minor Hall
"Minor" Ram Hall (born March 2, 1897 in Sellers , Louisiana , † October 16, 1959 in Sawtelle , California ) was an American jazz drummer of New Orleans jazz .
Tubby Hall is the younger brother of the drummer Alfred "Tubby" Hall . He played with Kid Ory in New Orleans in 1916 , then with Sugar Johnnie's New Orleans Creole Orchestra , then went to Chicago, where he played with bands like King Oliver's in 1922 and then with Jimmie Noone . In 1924 he moved to California and worked there with Mutt Carey's Jeffersonians (1927/32) and in Winslow Allen's orchestra. In 1944 he became a member of the orchestra of Kid Ory, with which he stayed until he fell ill on a European tour in 1956. He was also involved in recordings with Louis Armstrong .
literature
- John Jörgensen, Erik Wiedemann : Jazz Lexicon . Mosaic, Munich 1967.
Web links
- Biography in the All Music Guide
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| SURNAME | Hall, minor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hall, Minor Ram |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sellers , Louisiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 1959 |
| Place of death | Sawtelle , California |