Casey, Al

LC control no.	n 93057817
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Casey, Al *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Casey, Albert Aloysius
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1915-09-15
Death date	2005-09-11
Place of birth	Louisville (Ky.)
Place of death	New York (N.Y.)
Affiliation	Buddies (Musical group : Fats Waller) Harlem Blues & Jazz Band Martin Smith Music School
Profession or occupation	Jazz musicians Guitarists
Found in	Hawkins, C. King of the tenor sax [SR] 195-?: container (Al Casey, guitar) New Grove dict. of jazz (Casey, Al(bert Aloysius); b. 9/15/15, Louisville, KY; guitarist) New York times, Sept. 13, 2005 (Al Casey, 89, early jazz guitarist; d. Sept. 11, 2005, Manhattan) African American National Biography, accessed July 06, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Casey, Al; Albert Aloysius Casey; jazz musician, guitarist; born 15 September 1915 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States; studied guitar at Martin Smith Music School; relocated with his family to New York City (1930); a member of Fats Waller and His Rhythm (1934); played regularly with Waller, appearing in over 200 of the pianist's records (1934-1942); on electric guitar he had one of his best known solos with Waller in "Buck Jumpin' Sailors" (1941); won Esquire magazine's poll as top guitarist (1944) and (1945) and appeared in Esquire's all-star concert (1944); toured regularly as a member of tenor-saxophonist King Curtis's rhythm-and-blues band (1957-1961); led his first two albums: Buck Jumpin' (Original Jazz Classics 673) and the ballad-oriented Al Casey Quartet (Moodsville 12) (1960); came out of retirement to become a member of the Harlem Blues and Jazz band (1981-2000); performed with the Harlem All-Stars; died 11 September 2005 in New York, New York, United States)