Born in Charleston; though not a resident, he studied and played with the Jenkins Orphanage Bands; a multi-instrumentalist, he began playing trumpet…
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Jones, Etta (1928-2001)
March 21, 2010 – 6:29 pm
Born in Aiken, SC but never lived there – grew up in New York; a singer who started her professional debut at age 16 on the road with Buddy Johnson’s band in 1948…
Johnson, Ella (1923-2004)
March 20, 2010 – 2:44 pm
Born in Darlington, SC; sister of Buddy Johnson; singer with her brother’s band and responsible for many of the bands hits; made her first record – “Please Mr. Johnson” in 1940 with her brother’s band…
Johnson, “Buddy” Woodrow Wilson (1915-1977)
March 20, 2010 – 2:32 pm
Born in Darlington, SC; pianist, arranger, and bandleader for a large blues band that had tremendous success performing to sold-out crowds in the 1940s-1950s featuring balladeers, Arthur Prysock, Etta Jones (1943-44), Nolan Lewis and Floyd Ryland; began piano lessons at age 4 and remained interested in classical music…
Jenkins, Freddy [Freddie] (1906-1978)
March 20, 2010 – 2:11 pm
Trumpeter; resident at the Jenkins Orphanage and claimed to be related to Reverend Daniel Joseph Jenkins; Freddie was considered a “hot” soloist and crowd pleaser with Duke Ellington’s Orchestra (1928-1934 and 1937-38)) starting a tradition that would later be filled by Rex Stewart, Taft Jordon, Willie Cook, Clark Terry and others [...]
Jenkins, Edmund Thornton (1894-1926)
March 20, 2010 – 2:05 pm
Seventh son of Reverend Daniel Joseph Jenkins, Avery and Morehouse College graduate; clarinetist and composer of ensemble and orchestral works including Charlestonia, a folk rhapsody which was first performed in London, 1919…
Jamerson, James (1936-1983)
March 20, 2010 – 1:53 pm
Born on Edisto Island, one of South Carolina’s barrier islands, and grew up in Charleston; by age 10, he taught himself to play piano and also studied trombone; began playing bass at age 16 in Detroit…
Holland, “Peanuts” Herbert LeRoy (1910-1979)
March 19, 2010 – 9:12 pm
A native of Norfolk, Virginia, he was a trumpeter (also a vocalist) with the Jenkins Orphanage bands in the 1920s; played and recorded with the legendary Alphonso Trent Band…
Hill, “Chippie” Bertha (1905-1950)
March 19, 2010 – 8:52 pm
Born in Charleston, one of 16 children; one of the classic blues singers of the 1920s – Hill’s style is less vaudeville-oriented compared to even many of her contemporaries; she began working, professionally, as a dancer in 1916…
Henson, Purvis (birth/death dates unknown)
March 19, 2010 – 8:43 pm
Tenor saxophonist; played and recorded with Buddy Johnson; played on 12 recording sessions during the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s…
