Harry James
USA
Born: 15 March 1916
Died: 05 July 1983
Years Active: 40, 50, 60, 70, 80
Styles: Sweet Bands, Big Band, Big Band/Swing, Swing, Traditional Pop, Vocal/Standards
Harry James was one of the most outstanding instrumentalists of the swing era, employing a bravura playing style that made his trumpet work instantly identifiable. He was also one of the most popular bandleaders of the first half of the 1940s, and he continued to lead his band until just before his death, 40 years later. James was the child of circus performers. His father, Everette Robert James, was the bandleader and trumpet player in the orchestra for the Mighty Haag Circus, and his mother, Maybelle Stewart Clark James, was an aerialist. Gro...
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