Red Perkins
Red Perkins (born December 26, 1890 in Muchakinock , Iowa as Frank Shelton Perkins , † September 27, 1976 in Minneapolis ) was an American trumpeter and big band leader in the field of swing and popular music .
Red Perkins was born on the grounds of the Consolidation Coal Company near Muchakinock, a coal mine near Oskaloosa, Iowa . His band, Red Perkins and His Dixie Ramblers were one of the first Territory bands in the Omaha area , The Dixie Ramblers , one of Omaha's most popular dance bands for twenty years, were booked by the National Orchestra Service to tour Nebraska, Iowa and the Dakotas . They then also played in Kansas City and the Congress Hotel in Chicago . Perkins recorded with his band for the Gennett and RCA Victor labels . In later years Perkins worked as a photographer in Minneapolis.
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- Leo Walker: The Big Band Almanac . Ward Ritchie Press, Pasadena. 1978
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| SURNAME | Perkins, Red |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Perkins, Frank Shelton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trumpeter and big band leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 26, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Muchakinock, Iowa |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 1976 |
| Place of death | Minneapolis |