Edward Wilcox (other)
Edward Wilcox or Wilcocks may refer to: *Eddie Wilcox (1907–1968), American jazz pianist and arranger * Edward A. Wilcox (1830–1910), American physician and politician * Edward Walton Wilcox, American painter and sculptor * Edward Wilcox (politician), American politician, lieutenant governor of Rhode Island, 1817–1821, and briefly governor * Edward Wilcocks, MP for New Romney New Romney is a market town in Kent, England, on the edge of Romney Marsh, an area of flat, rich agricultural land reclaimed from the sea after the harbour began to silt up. New Romney, one of the original Cinque Ports, was once a sea port, w ...

Eddie Wilcox
Eddie Wilcox (December 27, 1907 – September 29, 1968) was an American jazz pianist and arranger. Biography Born in Method, North Carolina, Wilcox studied at Fisk University, where he met Jimmie Lunceford. He played with Lunceford in college bands and then professionally in the mid-1920s. In 1929 he became the main arranger for Lunceford's ensemble, and remained so until Lunceford's death in 1947.[ Eddie Wilcox] at Allmusic He was named co-leader with Joe Thomas (tenor saxophonist), Joe Thomas after Lunceford died, and became sole leader in January 1949, where he remained until the group disbanded early in the 1950s. His 1952 cover version recording of "Wheel of Fortune (1952 song), Wheel of Fortune" became a hit in the U.S., peaking at #14.Joel Whitburn, ''Top Pop Records 1940-1955''. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, 1973. Following this Wilcox played solo at the Cafe Riviera in New York City for nearly a decade. He along with Jazz tenor saxophonest Teddy McRae foun ...
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