Lee Gordon
Lee "Stubby" Gordon (born Lavern Elton Gordon; May 12, 1902 – October 3, 1946) was an American musician and bandleader who conducted the Rhythm Masters orchestra and wrote the music for songs such as "Tell Me Dreamy Eyes", "Worryin' Blues", and "Rippin' It Off."
Also recorded as Lavern Elton Gordon · Lee "Stubby" Gordon
Lee Gordon
- Name
- Lee Gordon
- Birth Name
- Lavern Elton Gordon
- Born
- May 12, 1902
- Birthplace
- Warren, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- October 3, 1946 (aged 44)
- Place of death
- Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
- Full name
- Lavern Elton Gordon.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- jazz musician · bandleader · conductor · saxophonist · composer
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• Name — Lee Gordon • Birth Name — Lavern Elton Gordon • Alias — Stubby Gordon • Born — May 12, 1902 • Birthplace — Warren, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Died — October 3, 1946 (aged 44) • Place of death — Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. • Genre — Jazz
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One of the most renowned saxophonists, he joined Phil Spitalny's orchestra and was soon promoted to director. He later became music director of WTAM and conductor of the NBC Orchestra. Gordon was the first to broadcast Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.'s song, "The Rest of My Life With You".
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Lavern Elton Gordon was born in Warren, Pennsylvania, on May 12, 1902, and died in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 3, 1946, aged 44. He was interred in the family plot in Oakland Cemetery, Warren.
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