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Jimmy Maxwell

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American musician (1917–2002)

Person · Open Library

Works
2

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  • American Kidd
  • American Outlaw

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1973-05-23

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
16
Total plays
45

James "Jimmy" Elwyn Maxwell was born on April 2, 1927 on a farmstead in Quenemo, Kansas. He was the son of Walter Leonard Maxwell and Pauline Elizabeth Green-Maxwell. Jimmy took up playing the violin when he was seven years old, then played the baritone horn. When he was about 12 years old he started playing the trumpet. It was his instrument of choice. He graduated high school in Quinter, Kansas in May 1945. He was then drafted into the U.S. Army and learned a lot about music while in the Arm

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jimmy
Family name
Maxwell
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Stockton
Place of death
Great Neck Peninsula
Occupation
jazz musician
Genre
jazz
Instrument
trumpet
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date of birth
1917-01-09
date of death
2002-07-20
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