Floyd Turnham

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Floyd Turnham

bs, 1909-1991 US
Musician of Jazz

Floyd 'Payne' Turnham (January 23, 1909 – May 5, 1991) was an American R&B saxophonist in the 1950s, fronting the Floyd Turnham Combo.Turnham was born in Washington state in 1909. The musician originally played alto saxophone with both the Les Hite and Lionel Hampton bands. After a job offer from bandleader Joe Liggins, Turnham switched to the baritone saxophone in 1950.

Instruments

Bariton sax
Saxophone

Genres

Jazz
Blues
Pop
R&B/Soul

Plays With

Floyd Turnham Band

Floyd Turnham Orchestra

Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers

Les Hite And His Orchestra

Monroe Tucker And His Orchestra

Red Callender Sextet

The Glenn Miller Orchestra

Members Of The Glenn Miller Orchestra

Members Of The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

Band Members

External Links

Wikipedia

MusicBrainz

Discogs

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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