Tommy Ladnier
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Jazz cornetist/trumpeter (1900-1939)
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Vinony files it under 1900 births, 1939 deaths and 20th-century American male musicians.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1900-05-28
- Active to
- 1939-06-04
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,409
- Total plays
- 4,633
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Thomas J. "Tommy" Ladnier (May 28, 1900 – June 4, 1939) was an American jazz trumpeter. Clarinetist/writer Mezz Mezzrow rated him second only to Louis Armstrong. Ladnier moved to New Orleans in his youth. He was influenced by early New Orleans trumpet/cornet players Bunk Johnson and Joe "King" Oliver. About 1919 he moved to Chicago, where he started making records in 1924. In 1926 he moved to New York City to join the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Tommy+Ladnier
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tommy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mandeville
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- trumpeter
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trumpet
- Record label
- Paramount
- Image
- Ladnier.png
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- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1900-05-28
- date of death
- 1939-06-04
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1921-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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