Orrin Tucker
Orrin Tucker | |
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| Birth name | Robert Orrin Tucker |
| Born | February 17, 1911 St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Died | April 9, 2011 (aged 100) South Pasadena, California, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Bandleader |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1939–1990s |
Robert Orrin Tucker (February 17, 1911"Wee" Bonnie Baker. He founded his first band while a college student at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.
Career
Orrin Tucker's big band, which he formed in 1933, specialized in a more relaxed style of swing, which was somewhat less complex than the music of
gold disc by the RIAA.[3] Orrin Tucker applied for active duty in the Medical Corps in the Navy;[3] he left the Orchestra June 7, 1942 and by July 15, 1942 expected the call for duty.[5] He later appeared on Your Hit Parade.[3]
Tucker and his orchestra remained active until the 1990s, when health problems forced him to retire. In 2003, Tucker was interviewed about his passion for music and his long career as a bandleader by the NAMM Oral History Program.[6] He died in South Pasadena, California, on April 9, 2011, aged 100.[2]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ a b "Robert Tucker Obituary - Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
- ^ ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ "Orrin Tucker, Big Band Leader, Dies at 10". The New York Times. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
- ^ Billboard, May 23, 1942
- ^ "Library". NAMM.org. 2003-04-25. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
External links
- Orrin Tucker at IMDb
- Biography from Yahoo Music
- Biography from Solid!
- Photos of Orrin Tucker from the George Sontag collection
- Orrin Tucker's NAMM Oral History Interview
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