Lee, piano & vocals), and an unidentified drummer. Lee (baritone saxophone & vocals), Chester Clark (trumpet), Julia Lee (sister of George E. Lee Singing Novelty Orchestra shows, from left, an unidentified trombonist, Bob Garner (clarinet), Thurston "Sox" Moppins (trombone), George E. Lee retired in 1941 and opened a tavern in Detroit. Continuing on his own, Lee performed alongside saxophonist Charlie Parker in 1937. Known for singing, Lee was billed as the “Cab Calloway of the Middle West.” His organizational skills as bandleader were suspect, but his band lasted until 1935. Presented by Equity Bank Growing up in Chicago with a father who is a musician and singer, Eboni Fondren remembers listening to what she calls the dustiesGolden Oldies to the rest of uscl. Hannover Big Band Jazz Orchestra is coming to Kansas City all the way from Hannover, Germany. In 1920 he performed at Lyric Hall at 18th and Lydia streets, and by 1927 he formed a larger band. George Ewing Lee as born in Booneville, Missouri, in 1896 and grew up in Kansas City. 3/66 Wall City Jazz Club Chester, England (presumably cancelled as Jack. Lee fronted one of the most popular and successful bands in Kansas City and was the chief rival to the Bennie Moten Orchestra. (the band are involved in a car accident following this show and several. During the 1920s and early 1930s, George E.
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