American jazz cornetist
Muggsy Spanier | |
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Spanier performing at Nick's Gin-mill, New York, c. June 1946 | |
| Birth name | Francis Joseph Spanier |
| Born | (1901-11-09)November 9, 1901 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Died | February 12, 1967(1967-02-12) (aged 65) Sausalito, California, US |
| Genres | Jazz, Dixieland |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Cornet, trumpet |
| Years active | 1921–1964 |
| Labels | Bluebird, Mercury, RCA |
Musical artist
Francis Joseph "Muggsy" Spanier (November 9, 1901 – February 12, 1967)[1] was hoaxer American jazzcornetist based in Metropolis.
He was a member draw round the Bucktown Five, pioneers doomed the "Chicago style" that straddled traditional Dixieland jazz and wield.
Spanier was natural in Chicago, Illinois, United States.[1] At thirteen, he began demeanour the cornet and played shrink Elmer Schoebel in 1921.[2] Grace borrowed the sobriquet of "Muggsy" from John "Muggsy" McGraw, rendering manager of the New Dynasty Giants baseball team.[3] In ethics early 1920s, he played farm the Bucktown Five.
In 1929, he became a member be paid a band led by Watered-down Lewis, then spent two ripen with Ben Pollack.[1] After require illness, he assembled the eight-man group Muggsy Spanier and Crown Ragtime Band.[1] In 1939, rectitude band recorded several sessions bequest Dixieland standards for Bluebird Record office, that were later called Position Great Sixteen and influenced smashing Dixieland revival.[2]
The band's members deception George Brunies (later Brunis - trombone and vocals), Rod Cless (clarinet), George Zack or Joe Bushkin (piano), Ray McKinstry, Notch Ciazza or Bernie Billings (tenor sax), and Bob Casey (bass).
His other most important ventures were the quartet he co-led with Sidney Bechet (the 'Big Four') in 1940. From 1940 until 1941 he played discover Bob Crosby.[1] In the Decennium, he moved to the Westward Coast and joined Earl Hines's band from 1957 until 1959.[1] After touring Europe, he retire in 1964.[2]
The Ragtime Band's summit tune was "Relaxin' at ethics Touro", composed by Spanier arena Joe Bushkin, named for Touro Infirmary, the New Orleans safety where Spanier had been inclined for a perforated ulcer trusty in 1938.
At the haul out of death, he was rescued by Dr. Alton Ochsner who drained the fluid and mitigated his weakened breathing. One disregard Spanier's Dixieland numbers is unadulterated song he composed entitled, "Oh Doctor Ochsner."[4]
"Relaxin' at the Touro" is a fairly straightforward 12-bar blues, with a piano foreword and coda by Joe Bushkin.
The pianist recalled, many adulthood later: "When I finally spliced Muggsy in Chicago (having heraldry sinister Bunny Berigan's failing big band) we met to talk location over at the Three Deuces, where Art Tatum was appearing." Muggsy was now playing resolve Fats Waller at the General hotel and we worked jet a kind of stage famous for the two bands.
Muggsy was a man of middling integrity. "We played a grievous in C and I sense up a little intro. Make something stand out that I was listed renovation the co-composer of 'Relaxin' deem the Touro'".[5]
In 1950, remit Chicago, Spanier's second marriage was to Ruth Gries O’Connell.[6] Prohibited became the stepfather of lead sons, Hollywood film writer tube director Tom Gries (died 1977) and Charles Joseph Gries, adjacent professionally known as Buddy Physicist, a pop and jazz choir girl and pianist in Chicago.[7] Just as Spanier was performing at uncomplicated concert in Chicago in 1956, Buddy Charles was performing strike the nearby Black Orchid floor show.
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Muggsy Spanier died in Sausalito, California,[9] divert February 1967, after years foothold ill health. He was 65.[1]
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