Lee Gordon (musician)
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Lee "Stubby" Gordon (born Lavern Elton Gordon; May 12, 1902 – October 3, 1946) was a jazz musician and the Cleveland bandsman[1] who conducted the Rhythm Masters orchestra [2] and wrote the music for songs such as "Tell Me Dreamy Eyes",[3] "Worryin' Blues",[4] and "Rippin' It Off."[5]
One of the most renowned saxophonists, he joined Phil Spitalny's orchestra and was soon made director. He later became music director at WTAM, Cleveland, and conductor of the NBC Orchestra. Gordon was the first to broadcast Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.'s song, "The Rest of My Life With You".[1]
Lavern Elton Gordon was born in Warren, Pennsylvania on May 12, 1902 and died in Cleveland, Ohio on October 3, 1946, aged 44.[citation needed] He was interred in the family plot in Oakland Cemetery, Warren.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Profile: July 8, 1940, time.com; accessed March 7, 2018.
- ^ Edwards, L. "Meet Stubby Gordon", Pine Ridge News, November, 1933.
- ^ Laird, R. (2001). Brunswick Records: A Discography of Recordings, 1916-1931 Volume 4: Other Non-U.S. Recordings and Indexes, Oxford: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-31869-7
- ^ "Worryin Blues", University of Mississippi Libraries.
- ^ Profile, redhotjazz.com; accessed March 7, 2018.
External links[]
- Digitized Pine Ridge News Vol I, No I
- Sheldon Harris Sheet Music Finding-Aid at the University of Mississippi (originals)
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- 1946 deaths
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- Disease-related deaths in Ohio
- People from Warren, Pennsylvania
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