Biography:
(1898–1992), black jazz trumpeter, band leader, welder, Los Angeles; FEPC complainant after he was dismissed from California Shipbuilding Company for failure to pay dues to black auxiliary. Mitchell recommended him as witness for Boilermakers hearing in Los Angeles (November 1943). Had his own band (1940s–60s); toured with “Legends of Jazz” (1970s). Born in Mississippi.
Birth:
1898 June 10
Death:
1992 February 12
Gender:
Male