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Willie Gary "Bunk" Johnson (December 27, 1879 – July 7, 1949) was an American prominent jazz trumpeter in New Orleans. Johnson gave the year of his birth as 1879, although there is speculation that he may have been younger by as much as a decade.
Bunk Johnson (born December 27, 1889?, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.—died July 7, 1949, New Iberia, Louisiana) was an American jazz trumpeter, one of the first musicians to play jazz and a principal figure of the 1940s traditional jazz revival.
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Learn about Bunk Johnson, a pioneer of New Orleans jazz who made a comeback late in life. Discover his colorful tales, his musical legacy and his influence on the traditional jazz revival.
Learn about Bunk Johnson, a trumpeter who claimed to have played with Buddy Bolden and taught Louis Armstrong, but faced many challenges and controversies in his life and career. Explore his biography, recordings, personality and legacy in the New Orleans Revival of the 1940s.
28 de mar. de 2020 · There have long been two extreme schools of thought about trumpeter Bunk Johnson. His most partisan fans thought of him not only as a genius, but the last important living link to the beginnings of what they considered “real jazz.”
Willie Gary "Bunk" Johnson (December 27, 1879 – July 7, 1949) was an American prominent jazz trumpeter in New Orleans. Johnson gave the year of his birth as ...
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Bunk Johnson was a controversial and erratic trumpeter who made a comeback in the mid-’40s after a long hiatus. He played with various bands in New Orleans and San Francisco, and recorded for Columbia and Blue Note.
