Roy Palmer (musician)
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Roy Palmer (April 2, 1887 – December 22, 1963) was an American
jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
trombonist.


Career

Palmer began his career in 1906 in New Orleans as a guitarist with the Rozelle Orchestra. He played trumpet and then trombone with
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. In 1917 he left New Orleans and moved to Chicago, where he worked with
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. Palmer recorded with Johnny Dodds,
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, the Alabama Rascals, and the State Street Ramblers. In the 1930s, he was a factory worker and music teacher.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Palmer, Roy 1887 births 1963 deaths Jazz musicians from New Orleans 20th-century American musicians 20th-century American male musicians 20th-century trombonists African-American jazz musicians American jazz trombonists American male jazz musicians Male trombonists 20th-century African-American musicians