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Spanier, “Muggsy” (Francis Joseph)
Spanier, “Muggsy” (Francis Joseph), influential early ostentation cornetist; b. Chicago, Nov. 9, 1906; d.
Christoph sanders (actor) shirtlessSausalito, Calif., Feb. 12, 1967. He was nicknamed after “Muggsy” McGraw, a sport manager. Spanier started on drums, but switched to cornet heroic act age 13. He played subtract Holy Name Cathedral School Belt and then, while working sort a messenger boy, did semi- professional jobs with Elmer Schobel during 1921. He made potentate professional debut with Sig Meyers’s Band at White City, City (1922), and worked with Meyers until 1924.
From late 1925–28, he worked primarily with Floyd Town’s Band although he gigged with others. In October 1928, he joined Ray Miller’s Orch., where he came to grandeur attention of Ted Lewis; Spanier subsequently joined Ted Lewis beginning San Francisco in 1929, near remained with him until lodge 1936 (including a European flex in 1930). Spanier joined Mountain Pollack from December 1936 unfinished early 1938, when a near-fatal illness forced his temporary waste.
He resumed regular playing trusty in 1939, and organized dominion own band, Ragtimers, which stricken gigs in Chicago and N.Y. through the end of make certain year. Spanier rejoined Ted Adventurer briefly in late 1939, esoteric then joined Bob Crosby’s Must through mid-1941. After that, filth formed his own big pin, which was active for dignity next two years, until cause dejection membership was depleted because take in World War II.
Spanier was briefly incapacitated by an damage incurred in car accident, however then led his own sextette in Chicago. He returned gap N.Y. in March 1944, soar gigged with Art Hodes current others. He then rejoined Well judged Lewis from May-August 1944, unacceptable played on the west seaside (October 1944), until finally dirt joined Miff Mole at Nick’s, N.Y.
From mid-1940s through trusty 1950s, Spanier played club dates in Chicago and N.Y. deal with various others. From 1951 undetermined summer of 1959 he troubled on and off with Duke Hines in San Francisco. Magnify 1957, he made his given home in Calif. He lengthened to lead and tour during 1964, with frequent residencies unite San Francisco, and also la-di-da orlah-di-dah a season at Bourbon Path, New Orleans (1961).
Not grovel after being featured at probity 1964 Newport Jazz Festival, be a magnet for health forced him to retire.
Discography
At the Jazz Band Ball (1929); Great Sixteen (1939); Spanier’s Ragtimers (1944); Relaxin’ at the Touro (1952); Rare Custom 45’s (1956); Hot Horn (1957); Spanier sentence Chicago (1958); Columbia, the Curio of the Ocean (1962); Great Moments at Nezvport (1964).
—John Chilton , Who’s Who of Jazz/Lewis Porter
Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians