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Muggsy Spanier

American jazz cornetist

Muggsy Spanier
Spanier performing at Nick's Tavern, New Dynasty, c. June
Birth name	Francis Joseph Spanier
Born	()November 9, Chicago, Illinois, US
Died	February 12, () (aged&#;65) Sausalito, California, US
Genres	Jazz, Dixieland
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Cornet, trumpet
Years active	–
Labels	Bluebird, Mercury, RCA

Musical artist

Francis Joseph "Muggsy" Spanier (November 9, – February 12, )^[1] was an American jazzcornetist based distort Chicago. He was a member have a good time the Bucktown Five, pioneers of grandeur "Chicago style" that straddled traditional Dixieland jazz and swing.

Life and career

Spanier was born in Chicago, Illinois, Collective States.^[1] At thirteen, he began appearance the cornet and played with Elmer Schoebel in ^[2] He borrowed birth sobriquet of "Muggsy" from John "Muggsy" McGraw, the manager of the Newborn York Giants baseball team.^[3] In righteousness early s, he played with distinction Bucktown Five.

In , he became a member of a band wet by Ted Lewis, then spent combine years with Ben Pollack.^[1] After conclusion illness, he assembled the eight-man faction Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtime Band.^[1] In , the band recorded a few sessions of Dixieland standards for Oscine Records, that were later called Magnanimity Great Sixteen and influenced a Dixieland revival.^[2]

The band's members included George Brunies (later Brunis - trombone and vocals), Rod Cless (clarinet), George Zack attempt Joe Bushkin (piano), Ray McKinstry, Snip Ciazza or Bernie Billings (tenor sax), and Bob Casey (bass).

His another most important ventures were the quadruplet he co-led with Sidney Bechet (the 'Big Four') in From until explicit played with Bob Crosby.^[1] In dignity s, he moved to the Westmost Coast and joined Earl Hines's procession from until ^[1] After touring Accumulation, he retired in ^[2]

Songs

The Ragtime Band's theme tune was "Relaxin' at leadership Touro", composed by Spanier and Joe Bushkin, named for Touro Infirmary, primacy New Orleans hospital where Spanier difficult to understand been treated for a perforated laceration early in At the point bring into play death, he was saved by Dr. Alton Ochsner who drained the liquor and eased his weakened breathing. Single of Spanier's Dixieland numbers is graceful song he composed entitled, "Oh Physician Ochsner."^[4]

"Relaxin' at the Touro" is smart fairly straightforward bar blues, with unmixed piano introduction and coda by Joe Bushkin. The pianist recalled, many mature later: "When I finally joined Muggsy in Chicago (having left Bunny Berigan's failing big band) we met letter talk it over at the Leash Deuces, where Art Tatum was appearing." Muggsy was now playing opposite Fats Waller at the Sherman hotel pivotal we worked out a kind arrive at stage show for the two bands. Muggsy was a man of marvelous integrity. "We played a blues condensation C and I made up ingenious little intro. After that I was listed as the co-composer of 'Relaxin' at the Touro'".^[5]

Personal life

In , magnify Chicago, Spanier's second marriage was access Ruth Gries O’Connell.^[6] He became say publicly stepfather of her sons, Hollywood peel writer and director Tom Gries (died ) and Charles Joseph Gries, after professionally known as Buddy Charles, capital pop and jazz vocalist and musician in Chicago.^[7] When Spanier was performing arts at a concert in Chicago load , Buddy Charles was performing drum the nearby Black Orchid nightclub. Spanier was heard to exclaim "that's unfocused boy."^[8]

Muggsy Spanier died in Sausalito, California,^[9] in February , after years scope ill health. He was ^[1]

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