Will Bradley
Sign in to saveAmerican trombonist (1912–1989)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1868
- Died
- 1962
- Works
- 36
Top works
- The Dunvegan & The Montrose
- Uncle Walt
- Picture of a period
- The green book of the bards
- The book of Ruth and the book of Esther
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- Listeners
- 10,164
- Total plays
- 34,849
Tags
swingjazzboogie woogiebluesAll
Bradley was born Wilbur Schwitchenberg on July 12, 1912 in Newton, New Jersey and died on July 15, 1989. Will Bradley will always be remembered most for his boogie-woogie orchestra of the early 1940s. Bradley himself, however, preferred to play ballads and had a long and successful career as a trombonist outside of his band. Bradley was a busy studio musician throughout the 1930s, working with such artists as Red Nichols, Eddie Cantor, Victor Young. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Will+Bradl
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Will
- Family name
- Bradley
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Jersey
- Place of death
- Flemington
- Occupation
- trombonist
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trombone
- Record label
- Bell Records
- Image
- Will Bradley.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- date of birth
- 1912-07-12
- date of death
- 1989-07-15
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