George Rock

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George Rock

voc, 1919-1988 US
Singer / Musician of Pop and Jazz

George Rock (October 11, 1919 – April 12, 1988) was a trumpet player and singer with various bands before starring with Spike Jones and His City Slickers.A large man, he attended Wesleyan College on a football scholarship, before turning pro as a musician at the age of 20. His first national exposure was in the Freddie Fisher's Schnickelfritz Band. Working in Hollywood in 1944 he signed up with the Spike Jones Band.Rock also played trumpet on The Spike Jones Show on television in the late 1950s, including the 1958 NBC series Club Oasis.

Instruments

Vocals
Trumpet

Genres

Pop
Jazz
Spoken Word
Classical
Children's Music

Plays With

Spike Jones & His Other Orchestra

Spike Jones And His City Slickers

Spike Jones And The Band That Plays For Fun

Band Members

External Links

Wikipedia

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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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