Trumpet player and vocalist who worked with Jan Garber And His Orchestra in the 1930s and 40s. He also worked with Don Shoup (aka Don Reid) in 1940s, and led a band called Fritz and The Sharps (originally led by Hank Messer) from 1951 to 1971 in the San Bernardino area in California. He quit playing the trumpet entirely when he retired in 1971, for health reasons.
Born: 2 July 1909 in Tonawanda, New York, USA
Died: 27 June 1981 in Colton, California, USA
1995
Hindsight Records (2)
CD, Comp
2004
Living Era
CD, Comp, RM
1983
1981
Telefunken
2xLP, Comp
1978
1942
Elite (3)
Shellac, 10"
1941
Okeh
Shellac, 10"
1941
Okeh
Shellac, 10"
1941
Okeh
Shellac, 10"
1940
Vocalion (2)
Shellac, 10"
1940
Montgomery Ward
Shellac, 10"
1939
Vocalion (2)
Shellac, 10"
1939
Conqueror
Shellac, 10"
1939
Vocalion (2)
Shellac, 10"
1939
Vocalion (2)
Shellac, 10"
1939
Vocalion (2)
Shellac, 10"
1939
Vocalion (2)
Shellac, 10"
1938
Brunswick
Shellac, 10"
1938
Brunswick
Shellac, 10"
1938
Brunswick
Shellac, 10"
1936
Decca
Shellac, 10"
1936
Decca
Shellac, 10"
1936
Decca
Shellac, 10"
1936
Decca
Shellac, 10"
1936
1935
His Master's Voice
Shellac, 10"
1934
Victor
Shellac, 10"
1934
1934
Brunswick
Shellac, 10"
Brunswick
Shellac, 10"
1989
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