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This Day in History: 1998-11-23

Norm Smith, American trumpeter, after WWII, taught high school music, faculty at McNeese State Univ, author of several music-related books, received the ABA’s Edwin Franko Goldman Award, died in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

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This Day In Trumpet History

1939 Adolfo Sahagún, Mexican trumpeter, while teenager, played professionally in Tijuana, played with more than 100 jazz groups, toured internationally, recorded more than 1000 times, born in Guadalajara, Mexico.

1946 Benny Strickler, American jazz trumpeter, died in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

1967 Louis Bacon, American jazz trumpeter, played with Bingie Madison, Lt. J. Brymnn's Band, Chick Webb's band, Duke Ellington, Benny Carter, toured Europe with Willie Lewis' band, Cootie Williams, USO tour of Asia with the Jesse Stone Orch., suffered from tuberculosis later in life, died in NYC.

1991 Buck Clayton, American jazz trumpeter, shortly after high school worked in LA with Duke Ellighew, the Irving Brothers, Lavern Floyd and others, took over Earl Dancer's band, toured with this band to China from 1934-5, took job in Count Basie's band as main trumpet soloist from 1936-43, during WWII played in Army bands led by Sy Oliver and Mercer Ellington, after his service, played with Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic, toured Europe with Mezz Mezzrow, played with Benny Goodman (1955-6), died in NYC.

1995 Nelson Hatt, American trumpeter, freelanced in the Houston area but settled in LA, joined the Glenn Miller Orch (1971-72), Woody Herman's Thundering Herd (1974-78), and the Buddy Rich band (1973), studio musician, died in Glendale, California.

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