Preston Love
Preston Love (born April 26, 1921 in Omaha , Nebraska , † February 12, 2004 ibid) was an American musician ( alto saxophonist , band leader and songwriter ) in the field of rhythm and blues and jazz .
Love started playing the saxophone at the age of 15; at 22 he was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra . From the late 1940s and 1950s he toured the American Midwest in the Territory bands of Nat Towles and Lloyd Hunter before recording with his own formations for Federal Records and King Records ( Blues In The Night ). He also worked with Johnny Otis , who produced singles on Dig Records and some of the few Loves albums under his own name, such as 1969 Omaha Bar-BQ . In the early 1960s he moved to California, where he a. a. worked with Ray Charles and eventually as a session musician for Motown Records . In the 1990s he toured the United States and Europe; he also taught and worked as an author. He died of lung cancer in early 2004.
Web links
- Preston Love at Allmusic (English)
- Preston Love at Discogs (English)
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| SURNAME | Love, Preston |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician (alto saxophonist, band leader and songwriter) in the field of rhythm and blues and jazz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Omaha |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 2004 |
| Place of death | Omaha |