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Robert Orrin Tucker (17 February 1911 in St. Louis, Missouri – 9 April 2011 in South Pasadena, California) was an American bandleader born in St. Louis, Missouri, whose theme song was Drifting and Dreaming. His biggest hit was Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh! (1939), sung by vocalist "Wee" Bonnie Baker. He founded his first band while a college student at North Central College near Chicago, Illinois. Orrin Tucker's big band, which he formed in 1933, specialized in a more relaxed style of swing <a hre
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- human
- Family name
- Tucker
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- St. Louis
- Place of death
- South Pasadena
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- Vocalion Records
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- 1911-02-17
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- 2011-04-09
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
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- centenarian
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