Milt Herth
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Born | Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. | November 3, 1902
Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
Died | June 18, 1969 Las Vegas, Nevada | (aged 66)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Organ |
Labels | Decca, Capitol |
Milton "Milt" Herth (November 3, 1902[citation needed] – June 18, 1969)[1] was an American jazz organist, known for his work on the Hammond organ soon after it was introduced in 1935.[2] Herth's work is available from his recordings of the 1930s and 1940s.
Biography[]
Herth was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin,[3]
In 1937, Herth began to work with jazz pianist Willie "The Lion" Smith in Chicago, when Smith was signed to Decca Records.[4] Herth, Smith, and drummer O'Neil Spencer formed the Milt Herth Trio.[4] The trio became a quartet with the addition of Teddy Bunn on guitar in April 1938.[4]
Herth appeared as himself in several short films (Love and Onions (1935), Swing Styles (1939), and Jingle Belles, (1941)) and the longer 1942 film, Juke Box Jenny, a movie noted for being a series of musical performances.
He died in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 18, 1969.[5]
On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Milt Herth among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.[6]
Discography[]
- The Monkeys Have No Tails in Pago Pago (Decca, 1939)
- Ain't She Sweet (Coral)
- Hi-Jinks on the Hammond (Capitol)
- (Decca)
References[]
- ^ "Milt Herth - biography". Allmusic. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ^ "Milt Herth: Information from". Answers.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ "Organist Milt Herth Dies". The Bridgeport Telegram. June 18, 1969. p. 42. Retrieved January 31, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Jasen, David A. (2002). Black Bottom Stomp: Eight Masters of Ragtime and Early Jazz. Routledge, p. 94, ISBN 978-0415936415
- ^ "Other Deaths: Milt Herth". Delaware County Daily Times. June 18, 1969. p. 4. Retrieved January 31, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rosen, Jody (June 25, 2019). "Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
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