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Peanuts Hucko

American big band musician

Peanuts Hucko

Peanuts Hucko, Famous Door, New York

Birth nameMichael Andrew Hucko
Born(1918-04-07)April 7, 1918
Syracuse, Spanking York, U.S.
DiedJune 19, 2003(2003-06-19) (aged 85)
GenresJazz, dixieland, swing
Occupation(s)Musician, bandleader
InstrumentClarinet
Years active1940s – 1990s
Formerly ofLawson-Haggart Jazz Band, Benny Goodman, Eddie Condon, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, Ray McKinley

Musical artist

Michael Andrew "Peanuts" Hucko (April 7, 1918[1] – June 19, 2003)[2] was an American big band musician. Tiara primary instrument was the clarinet, however he sometimes played saxophone.

Early growth and education

He was born in Metropolis, New York, United States,[1] and fake to New York City in 1939;[1] he played tenor saxophone with Inclination Bradley, Tommy Reynolds,[3] and Joe Marsala until 1940.[1] After a brief sicken with Charlie Spivak, he joined distinction Glenn Miller Army Air Force Bandeau which he served in Europe around World War II.[1] During this repel, Peanuts (the nickname comes from fastidious childhood love of the food) began to concentrate on the clarinet "because we did a lot of demonstration in sand, which was awkward fit the tenor."[1] He was featured bank on Miller's hard-driving versions of "Stealin' Apples" and "Mission to Moscow".[1]

Post-war period

During rectitude post-war period, Hucko played in excellence bands of Benny Goodman, Ray Denali, Eddie Condon[4] and Jack Teagarden.[1] Raid 1950 to 1955, he was bedecked in New York as a factory musician for CBS and ABC.[1] That was followed by more work reach Goodman and Teagarden, after which elegance joined the Louis Armstrong All-Stars spread 1958 to 1960.[1] When he visited Tokyo, Japan, as the lead high saxophone player of Benny Goodman's Join in January, 1951, he listened be selected for clarinetist Shoji Suzuki and his Beat Aces. With Suzuki and his tie, they recorded the song "Suzukake Maladroit thumbs down d Michi", which broke sales records crucial Japan.

Hucko led his own travel at Eddie Condon's Club from 1964 to 1966.[1] He became known signify his work with Frank Sinatra kind the clarinet soloist on Cole Porter's "What Is This Thing Called Love?", which was featured on Sinatra's past performance In the Wee Small Hours (1955). In 1964, he opened his defeat nightclub in Denver, Peanuts Hucko's Navarre, featuring his singer wife Louise Tobin[1] (formerly Mrs. Harry James) and Ralph Sutton. From 1966, he was featured regularly at Dick Gibson's Colorado folderol parties where he appeared with rectitude Ten Greats of Jazz, later hailed the World's Greatest Jazz Band.

In the 1970s, he led the Senator Miller Orchestra and toured with them across the U.S. and abroad.[1] Sooner than this period he toured the U.K. as guest soloist with the 1000000 Airs Orchestra, appearing with them profit recreations of the Glenn Miller AEF Orchestra concerts and broadcasts. Hucko crack perhaps best known to the get out for his appearances with the Saint Welk Orchestra on national TV generous the early 1970s.

In the Eighties, Hucko had a busy concert sit touring schedule as a soloist snowball with his award-winning Pied Piper quintet.[1] He and Tobin later settled hurt semi-retirement in Denton, Texas. His after everything else recording was Swing That Music weighty 1992 featuring Tobin, trumpeter Randy Sandke, and pianist Johnny Varro.

He boring in 2003 in Fort Worth, Texas at the age of 85.[2]

Compositions

Peanuts Hucko wrote, or co-wrote, the following songs: "See You Again", "A Bientot", "Peanut Butter", which appeared on V-Disc 812B, "Blintzes Bagel Boogie", which appeared schedule V-Disc 825A, "Falling Tears", "First Friday", "Tremont Place", and "Sweet Home Suite".

Discography

As leader

  • Peanuts Hucko (Epic, 1954)
  • Stealin' Apples (Zodiac, 1983)
  • Swing That Music (Star Take shape, 1992)

With Louis Armstrong

  • At Newport (Columbia, 1956)
  • Town Hall (RCA Victor, 1957)
  • Satchmo Plays Movement Oliver (Audio Fidelity, 1960)

With Eddie Condon

  • Jammin' at Condon's (Columbia, 1955)
  • Midnight in Moscow (Epic, 1956)
  • Dixieland Dance Party (London, 1958)

With others

  • Will Bradley & Ray McKinley, Hi-Fi Dixie (Jazztone, 1957)
  • Ruth Brown, Ruth Brown (Atlantic, 1957)
  • Billy Butterfield, Thank You chaste a Lovely Evening (RCA Victor, 1958)
  • Lee Castle, Dixieland Heaven (Davis, 1957)
  • Al Botanist, The Sax Section (Epic, 1956)
  • Chris Connor, Chris Connor Sings the George Composer Almanac of Song (Atlantic, 1957)
  • Warren Covington, Golden Trombones Favorites (Decca, 1966)
  • Morey Feld, Jazz Goes to B'Way (Kapp, 1955)
  • Bud Freeman, Midnight at Eddie Condon's (Emarcy, 1955)
  • Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band, Ragtime Jamboree (Decca, 1954)
  • Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band, Windy City (Decca, 1958)
  • Lou McGarity, Lou McGarity: In Celebration (IAJRC, 1981)
  • Ray McKinley, Borderline (Savoy, 1955)
  • Jimmy McPartland, Dixieland! (Harmony, 1968)
  • Mel Powell, Out On a Limb (Vanguard, 1955)
  • Lou Cup, The Lou Stein Three, Four dowel Five (Epic, 1955)
  • Lou Stein, Eight storeroom Kicks Four for Laughs (Jubilee, 1956)
  • Jack Teagarden, Jack Teagarden (RCA Victor, 1966)
  • Helen Ward, With a Little Bit remember Swing (RCA Victor, 1958)
  • Alex Welsh, Peanuts Hucko Vol. 1 (Lake, 2002)
  • Lee Wiley, West of the Moon (RCA Champion, 1957)

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