RQ Dickerson
Roger Quincey "RQ" Dickerson (* 1898 in Paducah (Kentucky) , † January 21, 1951 in Glens Falls ) was an American jazz trumpeter and cornet player .
Live and act
Dickerson grew up in St. Louis; from 1918 to 1920 he played in various theaters before going on tour with Wilson Robinson Syncopators , who also made a guest appearance at the New York Cotton Club and recorded in 1925 as the Cotton Club Orchestra for Columbia Records ("Down and Out Blues"). The violinist Andrew Preer then took over the band, which from then on traded as The Missourians . Dickerson can be heard as a soloist in "Ozark Mountain Blues" (1929). Dickerson also took part with Harry Cooper , Jasper Taylor and in 1930/31 at Cab Callowayon. In 1931 he left the music business. In the field of jazz he was involved in 22 recording sessions between 1925 and 1931.
Discographic notes
- Harry Cooper, RQ Dickerson & The Cotton Club Orchestra (Collectors Items, 1978)
Web links
- RQ Dickerson at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Dennis Owsley: City of Gabriels: The History of Jazz in St. Louis, 1895-1973 . 2006
- ↑ During the recordings for Victor 1929/30 with the cast RQ Dickerson, Lammar Wright (tp), De Priest Wheeler (tb), William Thornton Blue , George Scott (cl, as), Andrew Brown (ts, cl) Earl Prince ( p), Morris White (bj) or Charlie Stamps (bj), Jimmy Smith (tu) Leroy Maxey (d) Lockwood Lewis (vcl). Source: Tom Lord jazz discography.
- ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 25, 2015)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dickerson, RQ |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dickerson, Roger Quincey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paducah, Kentucky |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1951 |
| Place of death | Glens Falls |