Johnny Wiggs
Johnny Wiggs was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, Wiggs started his music career on the violin. He soon adopted the cornet and moved to New York City before returning to New Orleans. His main stylistic influences were Bix Beiderbecke and King Oliver, who Wiggs insisted did his best work in New Orleans in the years before he moved up North and was recorded.
Johnny Wiggs
Infrogmation of New Orleans · Photo by Infrogmation · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Born
- 1899 · New Orleans.
- Died
- 1977 · New Orleans.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- bandleader · conductor · composer · musician
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Born at New Orleans in 1899, died in New Orleans in 1977.
Johnny Wiggs (1899–1977) was an American bandleader, conductor and composer.
Happy Schilling's Band at the Beverly Gardens. The Beverly Gardens was a restaurant and dance hall (and illegal gambling venue) on Metairie Road in then newly developed suburb of New Orleans. Left to right: John Hyman (aka Johnny Wiggs), trumpet; Clay Penner, sousaphone; Arthur 'Monk' Hazel (holding tp), d; Frank Pinero, p; George 'Happy' Schilling, Sr., tb leader; Freddy Loyacano, bj; George Schi
Bennette C. Moore · via Tulane U [1]
Johnny Wiggs (John Hyman) c 1926 with Happy Schilling's Band
C. Bennette Moore · via https: cropped, levels slightly adjusted
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- 1.Charles Suhor Jazz in New Orleans: The Postwar Years Through 1970. Rowman & Littlefield 2001, S. 122
- 2.Porträtseite zu Snoozer Quinn
- 3.Contemporary Records - Diskographie 1955-1956
- 4.Information bei jazzlives
- 5.2018-04. louisiana digital library.
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