Chris Griffin (musician)
Gordon Claude "Chris" Griffin (October 31, 1915 – June 18, 2005) was an American jazz trumpeter. Griffin was born in Binghamton, New York but moved to White Plains when he was ten; he began playing trumpet at age twelve, and played in dance bands as a teenager. He worked with Charlie Barnet, Rudy Vallee, Miff Mole, Mildred Bailey, Teddy Wilson, and Joe Haymes in the mid-1930s, and did work as a studio musician for CBS radio broadcasting. In 1936 he joined Benny Goodman's big band, remaining with him until 1939. He appeared in several movies as a member of Goodman's ensemble, such as The Big Broadcast of 1937 and Hollywood Hotel, and was the last surviving member of Goodman's band to perform in the first major jazz event at Carnegie Hall which was recorded and later released as The Famous 1
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Chris Griffin (musician)
Gordon Claude "Chris" Griffin (October 31, 1915 – June 18, 2005) was an American jazz trumpeter. Griffin was born in Binghamton, New York but moved to White Plains when he was ten; he began playing trumpet at age twelve, and played in dance bands as a teenager. He worked with Charlie Barnet, Rudy Vallee, Miff Mole, Mildred Bailey, Teddy Wilson, and Joe Haymes in the mid-1930s, and did work as a studio musician for CBS radio broadcasting. In 1936 he joined Benny Goodman's big band, remaining with him until 1939. He appeared in several movies as a member of Goodman's ensemble, such as The Big Broadcast of 1937 and Hollywood Hotel, and was the last surviving member of Goodman's band to perform in the first major jazz event at Carnegie Hall which was recorded and later released as The Famous 1
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Chris Griffin (eigentlich Gord ...... er Jazztrompeter der Swingära.
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Gordon Claude "Chris" Griffin ...... d aged 89 in 2005 of melanoma.
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كريس غريفين (بالإنجليزية: Chri ...... يات المتحدة بسبب ورم ميلانيني.
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Chris Griffin (eigentlich Gord ...... er Jazztrompeter der Swingära.
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Gordon Claude "Chris" Griffin ...... later released as The Famous 1
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كريس غريفين (بالإنجليزية: Chri ...... يات المتحدة بسبب ورم ميلانيني.
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Chris Griffin (Musiker)
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Chris Griffin (musician)
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كريس غريفين (موسيقي)
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