George Marsh (musician) on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
George Marsh (c. 1900 –1962) was an American jazz drummer.Marsh, George
' In ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'', 2nd ed., edited by Barry Kernfeld. ''Grove Music Online''. ''Oxford Music Online'' (accessed February 6, 2012). In the 1920s, he played with one of Paul Whiteman's bands, as well as recording with musicians including Frankie Trumbauer and
George Marsh (c. 1900 –1962) was an American jazz drummer.Marsh, George' In ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'', 2nd ed., edited by Barry Kernfeld. ''Grove Music Online''. ''Oxford Music Online'' (accessed February 6, 2012). In the 1920s, he played with one of Paul Whiteman's bands, as well as recording with musicians including Frankie Trumbauer and
Eddie Lang
Eddie Lang (born Salvatore Massaro, October 25, 1902 – March 26, 1933) was an American musician who is credited as the father of jazz guitar. During the 1920s, he gave the guitar a prominence it previously lacked as a solo instrument, as p ...
. From 1932 to 1934, Marsh played in an orchestra led by Ferde Grofé
Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofé, known as Ferde Grofé (March 27, 1892 April 3, 1972) (pronounced FUR-dee GROW-fay) was an American composer, arrangement, arranger, pianist and instrumentalist. He is best known for his 1931 five-movement tone poem, ...
. He later moved to California, where he worked in film music. He died in Los Angeles in April 1962.
References
American jazz drummers Jazz musicians from Los Angeles Year of birth uncertain 1962 deaths David Grisman Quintet members {{US-jazz-drummer-stub