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Also known as The Lamb, Edgar M. Sampson

American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist (1907–1973)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1907
Active to
1973
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Edgar Melvin Sampson (New York City, NY, October 31, 1907 – January 16, 1973, Englewood, New Jersey) was a composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist. Born in New York City, he started playing violin at age six and picked up the saxophone in high school. Born Edgar Melvin Sampson in 1907, Sampson started his professional career in 1924 with a violin piano duo with Joe Colman. Through the rest of the twenties and early thirties he played with many bands including those of Duke Ellington, Re

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Instance of
human
Given name
Melvin
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Englewood
Occupation
violinist
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
saxophone
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date of birth
1907-08-31
date of death
1973-01-16
start of work period
1924-00-00
birth name
Edgar Melvin Sampson
name in native language
Edgar Sampson
ethnic group
African Americans
nickname
The Lamb
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