Roy Eldridge - Bio, Age, Wiki, Facts and Family

Born on January 30, 1911 (age 78) in Pennsylvania, United States. He is a celebrity trumpet player. His successful albums are Roy and Diz (1954), The Trumpet Kings Me... (1975), Little Jazz (1955), Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges... (1962) and Jazz At The Philharmonic, Frankfurt... (1997). He is a member of music group Metronome All-Stars. His popular songs are Rockin' Chair, Wabash Stomp and Let Me Off Uptown. He died on February 26, 1989, Valley Stream, NY.

Tritone substitutions and a particular approach distinguish this influential swing artist.

He was married to a woman named Viola who passed away three weeks before Eldridge.

After learning to play piano, drums, and trumpet, he joined a number of touring bands around the Midwest.

He joined Gene Krupa's Orchestra in 1941, making him one of the first black musicians to be invited on as a permanent member of a white big band.

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As far as we know He has died February 26, 1989 ( age 78)

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Eldridge performed in a band founded and run by Artie Shaw in 1944 before leaving and beginning his own big band.