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Wells, Dicky, 1907-1985

LC control no.n 85038173
Personal name headingWells, Dicky, 1907-1985
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Variant(s)Wells, Dickie, 1907-1985
Wells, William, 1907-1985
See alsoShim Shammers (Musical group)
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Birth date19070610
Death date19851112
Place of birthCenterville, Tenn.
Place of deathNew York, N.Y.
Field of activityjazz
Profession or occupationtrombonist
Found inHughes, S. Spike Hughes and his all American orchestra [SR] 198-?, p1957: container (Dicky Wells; trombone)
LC data base, 6-17-85 (hdg: Wells, Dicky, 1910- )
Evensmo, J. The flute of ... 1983: t.p. (Dickie Wells) p. 1, 2nd group (Wells, Dicky William; b. 6/10/09)
Feather, L. Ency. of jazz (Wells, William "Dickie", b. June 10, 1909)
WW of jazz, 1985 (discrepancies in date of birth: Wells, "Dicky" William; b. Centerville, Tenn., June 10, 1907)
Biog. dict. of Amer. music, 1973 (Wells, William "Dickie"; b. 1910)
Biog. dict. of Afro-Amer./Afr. musicians, 1982 (Wells, William "Dickie"; b. June 10, 1909)
The sound of Harlem [SR] 1964: container (Dicky Wells's Shim Shammers)
AMG, Mar. 29, 2007 (Dicky Wells; b. June 10, 1907, Centerville, Tenn.; d. Nov. 12, 1985, New York, N.Y.)
SSDI, Mar. 29, 2007 (Wells, William; b. June 10, 1907; d. Nov. 1985, New York, N.Y.)