| LC control no. | no 91029595 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Catlett, Sid, 1910-1951 |
| Variant(s) | Catlett, Big Sid, 1910-1951 Catlett, Sidney, 1910-1951 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1910-01-17 |
| Death date | 1951-03-25 |
| Place of birth | Evansville (Ind.) |
| Place of death | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Affiliation | Carroll Dickerson's Savoy Orchestra McKinney's Cotton Pickers Benny Goodman Band All Stars (Musical group : Louis Armstrong) Jazz Ltd. (Chicago, Ill.) National Broadcasting Company |
| Profession or occupation | Drummers (Musicians) Jazz musicians Percussionists |
| Found in | Armstrong, L. Satchmo at Symphony Hall [SR] 196-?: container (Sidney Catlett, drums) New Grove dict. of jazz (Catlett, Sid(ney) (Big Sid); b. 1-17-10, Evansville, IN; d. 2-25-51, Chicago; drummer) African American National Biography, accessed January 16, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Catlett, Big Sid; Sidney Catlett; drummer, jazz musician, percussionist; born 17 January 1910 in Evansville, Indiana, United States; studied at Tilden Technical High School, Chicago; worked with Carroll Dickerson's band (1928); joined Benny Carter's big band (1932-1933); joined McKinney's Cotton Pickers (1934-1935); joined Armstrong's big band (1938-1942); joined Benny Goodman (1941); was founding of Armstrong's All Stars (1947); worked at NBC, New York (1949); house drummer at Jazz, Ltd., Chicago; died 25 March 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, United States) |
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