Sam Donahue
Sam Donahue | |
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 At the Aquarium in New York City, c. December 1946 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Samuel Koontz Donahue |
| Born | March 18, 1918 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | March 22, 1974 (aged 56) Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone, trumpet |
Samuel Koontz Donahue (March 18, 1918 – March 22, 1974)[1] was an American jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, and musical arranger. He performed with Gene Krupa, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Billy May, Woody Herman, and Stan Kenton.[2]
Biography[]
Donahue was born Detroit, Michigan, United States. He played in the bands of Gene Krupa, Harry James, and Benny Goodman.[1] During World War II, Donahue took over the Navy band of Artie Shaw, and after the war he assembled and led a group that recorded for Capitol Records.[3]
He was married to actress Patricia Donahue, and was the father of guitarist Jerry Donahue who played on the album, Fotheringay 2.[4]
His compositions included "Quiet and Roll 'Em" with Gene Krupa, "Convoy" released as V-Disc No. 610B, "LST Party", which was released as a V-Disc as No. 573A in January, 1946, with the Navy Dance Band, "Scuttlin'", "Love Scene", "Please Get Us Out", "Root Toot", "Constellation", "Conversation at Lindy's", "Saxa-Boogie", and "Saxophone Sam".
Donahue died from pancreatic cancer on March 22, 1974.[5]
Discography[]
As leader[]
- For Young Moderns in Love (Capitol, 1954)
- Dance Date With Sam Donahue (Remington, 1957)
- Stop Look Go And Listen To Sam Donahue (Prescott, 1958)
- Convoy (Hep, 1974)
As sideman[]
With Stan Kenton
- Adventures in Jazz (Capitol, 1961)
- Kenton's West Side Story (Capitol, 1961)
- The Romantic Approach (Capitol, 1961)
- Sophisticated Approach (Capitol, 1962)
- Adventures in Blues (Capitol, 1963)
- Together Again (First Heard, 1982)
- Mellophonium Magic (Status, 1989)
- Cuban Fire! (Capitol, 1991)
With others
- Will Bradley/Johnny Guarnieri, Live Echoes of the Best in Big Band Boogie (RCA Camden, 1974)
- Cab Calloway, Hi De Hi De Ho (RCA, 1982)
- Woody Herman, The Herd Rides Again (Everest, 1958)
- Gene Krupa, Gene Krupa's Sidekicks (Columbia, 1955)
- Vic Lewis, Volume 1: The War Years (Harlequin, 1986)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 715/6. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Carr, Ian; Digby Fairweather; Brian Priestley (1995). Jazz: The Rough Guide. The Rough Guides. pp. 175–176. ISBN 1-85828-137-7.
- ^ Vera, Billy (2000). From the Vaults Vol. 3: Capitol Jumps (CD). Hollywood: Capitol Records. p. 6.
- ^ "2 - Fotheringay | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "Big Band Library: Sam Donahue: "No Other Life of Which I'm Fonder"". Bigbandlibrary.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
External links[]
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- Sam Donahue at IMDb
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