Oliver Alcorn

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Oliver E. Alcorn (born August 3, 1910 in New Orleans ; † May 21, 1981 ibid) was an American jazz and blues musician ( saxophone , clarinet ).

Alcorn grew up in a musical family that had contacts with band leaders such as George Alfred McCullum Sr. (1884 / 85–1920) and Henry Allen senior (1877–1952) and their sons George McCullum Jr. (1906–1938) and Henry “ Red “Allen (1908–1967) had; his younger brother was the New Orleans jazz trumpeter Alvin Alcorn (1912–2003). Oliver Alcorn worked in the course of his career a. a. with Clarence Desdunes , George McCullum Jr. and was a member of Papa Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra . He then moved to Chicago and played with Sidney Desvigne , Little Brother Montgomery (whom he took note reading lessons), Natty Dominique , Lonnie Johnson , Sunnyland Slim ( Parkway Records , 1950) and most recently with singer Edith Wilson and Little Brother Montgomery. Alcorn, who participated in five recording sessions between 1927 and 1975, died in May 1981 at the Ochsner Foundation Hospital in New Orleans.

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  1. ↑ Portrait at Satchmo.com (August 3) ( Memento of the original from April 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.satchmo.com
  2. ↑ Obituary
  3. ^ Karl Gert zur Heide: Storyville: Issues 27-38 , 1970
  4. ^ Peter J. Silvester: The Story of Boogie-Woogie : A Left Hand Like God New York 1989, p. 88
  5. ↑ Tom Lord Discography
  6. ^ Living Blues, Issues 47-56, Living Blues Publications, 1980
personal data
SURNAME Alcorn, Oliver
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Alcorn, Oliver E.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz and blues musician (saxophone, clarinet)
DATE OF BIRTH August 3, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans
DATE OF DEATH May 21, 1981
Place of death New Orleans