Dick Lammi (January 15, 1909 – November 29, 1969) was an American

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tubist and bassist associated with

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. Lammi played violin and banjo early in his career, and played as a banjoist in various groups in the

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in the late 1920s. He settled in

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in the early 1930s, and played bass in a group there; after a move to

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in 1936, he began playing tuba alongside bass. His best-known work was as a member of

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's band, the

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. Lammi played in the ensemble from 1941 to 1950, including on virtually all of their recordings. In the 1950s, Lammi worked with

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, and

Clancy Hayes Clarence Leonard Hayes (November 14, 1908 – March 13, 1972) was an American jazz vocalist and banjo player. Early life Hayes was born in Caney, Kansas, on November 14, 1908. As a child, he learned the drums, then switched to guitar and banjo. ...

. He recorded little after the early 1960s, and his exact date of death is disputed.

Discography

With

* ''The Music of Jelly Roll Morton'' (Columbia, 1954) * ''When the Saints Go Marching In'' (Columbia, 1954) * ''Barrelhouse Jazz'' (Columbia, 1955) * ''New Orleans Jazz Festival'' (Columbia, 1956) * ''New Orleans Shuffle'' (Columbia, 1957) * ''

George Lewis & Turk Murphy at Newport ''George Lewis & Turk Murphy at Newport'' is a live album by George Lewis' Sextet and Turk Murphy's Septet recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1957 and released on the Verve label.

'' (Verve, 1957) With others *

, ''Clancy Hayes Sings'' (Verve, 1957) *

, ''Live from the Dawn Club'' (Fairmont, 1973) * Lu Watters, ''Live at Hambone Kelly's'' (G.H.B., 1994)

References

Scott Yanow Scott Yanow (born October 4, 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author.Allmusic Biography/ref> Biography Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles. Since 1974, he was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles an ...

Dick Lammi Dick Lammi (January 15, 1909 – November 29, 1969) was an American jazz tubist and bassist associated with Dixieland jazz. Lammi played violin and banjo early in his career, and played as a banjoist in various groups in the Pacific Northwest in ...

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