Larkin, Milt, 1910-1996

LC control no.	no2004073906
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Larkin, Milt, 1910-1996 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Larkin, Milton, 1910-1996 Larkin, Tippy, 1910-1996 Larkin, Dippy, 1910-1996
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1910-10-10
Death date	1996-08-31
Place of birth	Navasota (Tex.)
Place of death	Houston (Tex.)
Affiliation	Phillis Wheatley High School (Houston, Tex.) United States Army Band Copasetics Milton Larkin Orchestra (Musical group)
Profession or occupation	Jazz musicians
Found in	Milt Larkin, Ray Meadow (Little Rock) [SR] 1975: label (Milt Larkin, leader) Musiq.pl WWW site, July 29, 2004: Katalog (Milt Larkin; b. 1910, Houston, Texas; d. 1996, Houston, Texas) Handbook of Texas online, Oct. 20, 2010 (Larkin, Milton (Tippy) (1910-1996) ; jazz trumpeter and bandleader) Pete Daily's Dixieland Band. Daily rag [SR] 1949?: label (Dippy Larkin) African American National Biography, accessed February 18, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Larkin, Milton; jazz musician, bandleader; born 10 October 1910 in Navasota, Texas, United States; attended Phillis Wheatley High School in Houston, among the largest black secondary schools in the nation; played with Chester Boone's orchestra (1934-1936); formed his own band (by late 1936); the band had worked the West Coast and New York (by 1942); the Milton Larkin Orchestra was booked to play in Chicago at the prestigious Rhumboogie Club (1942); drafted into the US Army (1943); performed with the Army Band; reformed his orchestra (1946); was frequently in New York City (late 1940s-the 1970s); was a founding member of the influential Harlem-based entertainment fraternity The Copasetics (1949); album “Down Home Saturday Night” by Milt Larkin & His All Stars appeared on the Copasetic label (1976); moved back to Houston (1977); died 31 August 1996 in Houston, Texas, United States)