Buddy Stewart
Buddy Stewart | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Albert James Byrne Jr. |
Born | Derry, New Hampshire | September 22, 1922
Died | February 1, 1950 Deming, New Mexico | (aged 27)
Genres | Vocal jazz, swing |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Years active | 1930–1950 |
Buddy Stewart (born Albert James Byrne Jr.; September 22, 1922 – February 1, 1950) was an American jazz singer. His stage name appears as "Stewart" in The Jazz Discography. Other sources use "Stuart".[1][2][3][4][5]
Biography
Stewart's parents were dancers, and he first performed on the vaudeville stage at the age of eight. He sang in vocal groups, including the 1940s group The Snowflakes where he sang with the
After serving in the
In 1950, he was killed in a car accident while traveling to New Mexico to see his wife and child.
References
- ISSN 0006-3053.
- ISBN 9780870002298.
- ISBN 9780935859393.
- ISBN 9780312113575.
- ^ Kernfeld, Barry, ed. (2002). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2 ed.). London: Macmillan.
- ISBN 0306802147.