1942 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1942. Events ; August * The American Federation of Musicians president James C. Petrillo initiated a ban on recording, in hopes of coercing record companies into returning part of their profits to the union to be used for special concerts and projects. This forced the record companies to focus on recording singers and singing groups and reissuing previously recorded material. ; October * Sarah Vaughan was discovered at the Apollo Theater in Harlem after having won first prize at Amateur Night. * 18 – Louis Armstrong was married to a Cotton Club dancer named Lucille Wilson. They remained married until his death. Standards Deaths ; January * 1 – Jaroslav Ježek (composer), Jaroslav Ježek, Czechoslovakian composer, pianist and conductor (born 1906 in jazz, 1906). * 12 – Willie Cornish, American trombonist (born 1875). ; March * 1 – Leo Adde, American drummer (born 1904 in jazz, 1904). * 2 – Charlie Chri ...
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Tiny Bradshaw
Myron Carlton "Tiny" Bradshaw (September 23, 1907 – November 26, 1958)
- accessed July 2010 was an American and bandleader, singer, composer, pianist, and drummer. His biggest hit was "Well Oh Well" in 1950, and the following year he recorded "", important to the development of ; ...
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