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Teddy Brannon

p, 1916-1989 US, Moultrie, Georgia
Singer / Musician of Jazz and Blues
A.k.a. Humphrey Brannon

Humphrey "Teddy" Brannon (September 27, 1916, Moultrie, Georgia - February 24, 1989, Newark, New Jersey) was an American jazz and blues pianist.Brannon began on piano at age nine. He played in dance bands in high school and worked locally in nightclubs in Newark from 1937-42. From 1942 to 1945 he was a member of Benny Carter's ensemble, after which time he freelanced on 52nd Street in New York City. In the 1950s and 1960s Brannon worked in the studios with doo wop groups and played extensively in jazz idioms, including with Don Byas, Roy Eldridge, Buddy Rich, Bennie Green, Johnny Hodges, and Illinois Jacquet. He also accompanied singers such as Dinah Washington, Ruth Brown, Billie Holiday, and Babs Gonzales, the last of which was Brannon's cousin.

     
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Blues
  • Pop
Popular Tracks   
Everybody Get Together on Honkers & Bar Walkers Vol. 1 by Various Artists
Mixin' with Dixon on Honkers & Bar Walkers Vol. 1 by Various Artists

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Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Miles Davis First RecordingRubberlegs Williams With Herbie Fields' Band, Miles Davis, Herbie Fields, Teddy Brannon, Al Casey, Leonard Gaskin, Eddie Nicholson1987Single
A Cool Tale Of Love / When Rigor Mortis Sets InBabs Gonzales, Teddy Brannon1955Album
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