Hank D'Amico

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Hank D'Amico, c. May 1947

Hank D'Amico (March 21, 1915 – December 2, 1965),[1] was an American jazz clarinetist.

D'Amico was born in Rochester, New York, United States,[2] and was raised in Buffalo. He began playing professionally with Paul Specht's band in 1936.[2] That same year, he joined Red Norvo.[2] In 1938, D'Amico began radio broadcasts with his own octet, before returning briefly to Norvo's group in 1939.[2] He played with Bob Crosby's orchestra in 1940 and 1941, then had his own big band for about a year.[2] D'Amico had short stints in the bands of Les Brown, Benny Goodman and Norvo again, before working for CBS in New York.[2] He also played with Miff Mole and Tommy Dorsey. D'Amico spent ten years as a staff musician for ABC,[2] and then played with Jack Teagarden in 1954. From that point he mostly worked with small groups, infrequently forming his own band.[2] D'Amico played at the 1964 New York World's Fair with the Morey Feld Trio.[3]

Hank D'Amico died from cancer in December 1965 in New York,[4] at the age of 50.

References[]

  1. ^ "Hank D'Amico". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 619. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  3. ^ "Hank D'Amico - Verve Records". Web.archive.org. 11 March 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Hank D'Amico | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
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