George Kelly (July 31, 1915 – May 24, 1998) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger born in Miami, Florida . Panama Francis was a sideman in Kelly's band in the 1930s; Kelly played in Francis's Savoy Sultans band in the 1970s, and had played in Al Cooper 's band of the same name in the 1940s. Additionally, Kelly led his own bands and worked with other jazz artists such as Tiny Grimes , Rex Stewart and Cozy Cole .
10-420: George Kelly may refer to: Entertainment [ edit ] George Kelly (musician) (1915–1998), American jazz tenor saxophonist, vocalist, arranger and bandleader George Kelly (playwright) (1887–1974), American dramatist George "Fowokan" Kelly (born 1943), Jamaica-born British visual artist George M. Kelly (born 1952), New York sculptor who created
20-1036: A George Washington bronze for the Millennium Gate museum in Atlanta Sports [ edit ] George A. Kelly (1883–1969), American football coach in the United States George Kelly (baseball) (1895–1984), American first baseman; played 1915–1932 George Kelly (boxer) , Irish boxer who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam George Kelly (footballer) (1933–1998), footballer who played for Cardiff City, Stockport County and Stoke City Other [ edit ] George Kelly (Jacobite) (c.1680–1762), Irish agent of Charles Edward Stuart George Kelly (psychologist) (1905–1967), American personality theorist and professor at Ohio State University George B. Kelly (1900–1971), Democratic member of
30-532: A boy he studied piano and violin; most of his career was spent on cornet. Stewart dropped out of high school to become a member of the Ragtime Clowns led by Ollie Blackwell. He was with the Musical Spillers led by Willie Lewis in the early 1920s, then with Elmer Snowden , Horace Henderson , Fletcher Henderson , Fess Williams , and McKinney's Cotton Pickers . In 1933 he led a big band at
40-929: A drag racing track in Vermont. While living in France, he attended the Le Cordon Bleu school of cooking and dedicated his life to becoming a fine cook. Stewart moved to Los Angeles, California, to be near his children. His son Paul Albert Hardy lived in New York City. While in Los Angeles he reunited with musicians from the Ellington band and played jam sessions in clubs. He was a studio musician for The Steve Allen Show and with George Cole he hosted two radio shows: Dixieland Doings and Things Aint What They Used to Be . His autobiography, Boy Meets Horn ,
50-490: A strong tenor tone that looked back towards the swing era while he was clearly aware of later developments." With Rex Stewart This article about an American jazz saxophonist is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rex Stewart Rex William Stewart Jr. (February 22, 1907 – September 7, 1967) was an American jazz cornetist who was a member of the Duke Ellington orchestra. As
60-613: The Empire Ballroom in New York City. Beginning in 1934, he spent eleven years with the Duke Ellington band. Stewart co-wrote "Boy Meets Horn" and "Morning Glory" and supervised recording sessions by members of the Ellington band. He left Ellington to lead "little swing bands that were a perfect setting for his solo playing." He toured in Europe and Australia with Jazz at the Philharmonic from 1947 to 1951. Beginning in
70-416: The U.S. House of Representatives See also [ edit ] George Kelley (disambiguation) George Kelly Scott (born 1966), Liberia-born Swedish boxer George Kelly Barnes (1895–1954), American gangster, bootlegger and kidnapper All pages with titles containing George Kelly [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
80-500: The United States House of Representatives from New York George Kelly (British Army officer) (1880–1938) George E. M. Kelly (1878–1911), American Army 2nd lieutenant; namesake of San Antonio's Kelly Field Annex George Kelly (billiards player) , American champion pool competitor of the 1920s and 30s; nephew of George Kelly Mike Kelly (Pennsylvania politician) (George Joseph Kelly Jr., born 1948), member of
90-584: The early 1950s, he worked in radio and television and wrote jazz criticism for the Los Angeles Times and the magazines Playboy and DownBeat . The book Jazz Masters of the Thirties is a selection of his criticism. He lived in upstate New York after purchasing a one hundred year old farmhouse. He hosted a jazz radio program in Troy, New York, and owned a small restaurant for a short time near
100-478: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Kelly&oldid=1166605362 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages George Kelly (musician) "Kelly had
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