Shelton Hemphill

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Shelton Hemphill

tr, 1906-1959 US, Birmingham, Alabama
Musician of Jazz

American jazz trumpeter. b. March 16, 1906 (Birmingham, AL, USA) d. December, 1959 (New York City, NY, USA) Studied at Wilberforce College and played with Horace Henderson's Collegians (1924-28). Went on to play with Fred Longshaw's band supporting Bessie Smith ('24-25), then Benny Carter ('28-29), Chick Webb ('30-31), Mills Blue Rhythm Band ('31-37), Louis Armstrong ('37-44), and Duke Ellington ('44-49). He freelanced in New York City for a while from 1949 onwards but retired from playing due to poor health.

Genres

Jazz
Blues
Pop

Plays With

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra

The Mills Blue Rhythm Band

Band Members

External Links

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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.