American jazz saxophonist (tenor) and clarinetist.
Born : June 07 (or possibly February 07), 1902 in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Died : July 23, 1960 in New York City.
He played with : Lilian Jones' Jazz Hounds (first worked), Quentin Redd's Band, Lionel Howard's Musical Aces, Elmer Snowden, June Clark.
He recorded with : "Seminole Syncopators", "The Washingtonians" (with Duke Ellington), "Blue Rhythm Orchestra", "The Gulf Coast Seven", "Duke Ellington and his Washingtonians", "McKinney's Cotton Pickers", "Jean Goldkette and his Orchestra", "The Chocolate Dandies", "Clarence William's Washboard Band", "Lazy Levee Loungers".
United States· Portsmouth