Jim Lanigan (January 30, 1902 - April 9, 1983) was an American

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bassist and tubist. Lanigan learned piano and violin as a child, and played piano and drums in the Austin High School Blue Friars before specializing on bass and tuba. Lanigan was a member of the Austin High Gang, and played with Husk O'Hare (1925), the

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(1926–27), the

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, the Jungle Kings, and the 1927 McKenzie and Condon's Chicagoans recordings. From 1927 to 1931 he played with

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and worked in orchestras for radio, including

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Chicago. He played as a sideman in the 1930s and 1940s with

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(1950), but began to concentrate more on music outside of jazz at that time. He played with the

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from 1937 to 1948, and did extensive work as a studio musician. Lanigan never recorded a date as a leader. He played in reunion gigs for the Austin High Gang nearly up until the time of his death.

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Jim Lanigan Jim Lanigan (January 30, 1902 - April 9, 1983) was an American jazz bassist and tubist. Lanigan learned piano and violin as a child, and played piano and drums in the Austin Community Academy High School, Austin High School Blue Friars before sp ...

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