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Reuben Reeves

tr, 1905-1955 US, Chicago
Singer / Musician of Jazz and Blues

Reuben "River" Reeves (October 25, 1905, Evansville, Indiana – September 1955, New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader.Reeves started out playing locally in the Midwest; he moved to New York City in 1924 and then to Chicago in 1925. In 1926 he joined Erskine Tate's orchestra, then played with Fess Williams and Dave Peyton (1928-1930). He signed to Vocalion and recorded as a bandleader with his groups the Tributaries and the River Boys; among his sidemen were his brother, trombonist Gerald Reeves, and clarinetist Omer Simeon (20 sides were recorded in 1929). He played under Cab Calloway in 1931-32, and recorded again with the River Boys in 1933. He toured as a leader from 1933–35, then played freelance through the late 1930s. During World War II, he led an Army band cal

Instruments

• Trumpet
• Vocals
• Trombone

Genres

• Jazz
• Blues

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