Buster Bailey

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Born: July 19, 1902
Died: April 12, 1967

Buster Bailey was a great clarinet player in jazz. He studied clarinet with Franz Schoeppe, a man who was the professor of Benny Goodman. He played and recorded with Fletcher Henderson, Clarence Williams, Ma Rainey, The Mills blue rhytmm band and others in the twenties and the thirties. He worked…

Biography

Buster Bailey was a great clarinet player in jazz. He studied clarinet with Franz Schoeppe, a man who was the professor of Benny Goodman. He played and recorded with Fletcher Henderson, Clarence Williams, Ma Rainey, The Mills blue rhytmm band and others in the twenties and the thirties. He worked with the John Kirby sextet since 1938 until 1946. He was one of the all stars in the band of Louis Armstrong in 1965, until his death in 1967.

Actor

When the Boys Meet the Girls(1965)as Clarinetist with Louis Armstrong

Splendor in the Grass(1961)as Musician

Sepia Cinderella(1947)as Clarinettist - John Kirby Sextet

That's the Spirit(1933)as Band Member

Soundtrack

Jazz Party(1958)

Self

Shindig!(1964)as Self - Clarinetist

The DuPont Show of the Week(1961)as Self

Jazz Party(1958)as Self - Clarinestist, Self - Clarinetist

Known for

Jazz Party1958 · Soundtrack The DuPont Show of the Week1961 · Self Shindig!1964 · Self

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Credit Score: Buster Bailey

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196019611962

Splendor in the Grass

Musician

Fri Oct 20 1961

#	Name	Score	Year	Win	Nom	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	Splendor in the Grass	4.00	1961				7.7	1	2	24192