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Oliver, Sy

LC control no.n 92030356
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Personal name headingOliver, Sy
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Variant(s)Oliver, Melvin James
Oliver, Si
Oliver, Sid
See alsoFounded corporate body of person: Sy Oliver Orchestra
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Founded corporate body of person: Sy Oliver Choir
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Birth date1910-12-17
Death date1988-05-28
Place of birthBattle Creek (Mich.)
Place of deathNew York (N.Y.)
Profession or occupationArrangers (Musicians) Trumpet players Singers
Found inDorsey, T. Yes, indeed! [SR] p1990: container (Sy Oliver)
Sy Oliver and his orchestra, 1993: t.p. (Sy Oliver) p. 1 (Melvin James "Sy" Oliver; b. 12-17-10 in Battle Creek, Mich.)
New Grove dict. of jazz (Oliver, Sy (Melvin James); b. Dec. 17, 1910, Battle Creek, MI, d. May 28, 1988, New York; arranger and trumpeter)
Dorsey, Tommy. The incomparable big band sound of Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra, p1974: label (Si Oliver, vocal)
Let the Bells keep ringing. 1955, 2017: container (the Sy Oliver Orchestra) insert page 6 (led by Sy Oliver)
Louis and the Good Book [SR] 195-?: label (the Sy Oliver Choir)
Story of the blues, 2000: container (Sid Oliver, arranger and conductor) notes (Sy Oliver)
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