| LC control no. | n 93054309 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Lee, George E. |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 18960428 |
| Death date | 19581002 |
| Place of birth | Boonville (Mo.) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Affiliation | Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra |
| Profession or occupation | Jazz musicians Singers |
| Found in | Kansas City, hot jazz [SR] p1990: container (George E. Lee and his orchestra) New Grove dict. of jazz (Lee, George E[wing], b. Apr. 28, 1896, Booneville, MO, d. ca. Oct. 1958, San Diego, CA; singer, saxophonist, bandleader) African American National Biography, accessed February 24, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Lee, George E.; George Ewing Lee Jr.; bandleader, jazz musician, jazz singer; born 28 April 1896 in Boonville, Missouri, United States; played baritone saxophone and piano in an army band (1917); formed a trio that included his sister; played tuba, guitar, banjo, ukulele, several sizes of saxophone, and clarinet; first obscure recordings (1927); Bennie Moten's band left to tour the East, Lee found improved opportunities for work (1928); toured from Texas to the Dakotas, with a big band (1935) and leading small groups until the decade's end; retired from music; moved first to Detroit and then, after World War II, to San Diego; was completely paralyzed for the last three years of his life; died 02 October 1958 in Los Angeles, California, United States) |
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