Hudson, Will
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Name (Latin)
Hudson, Will
Date of birth
1908-03-08
Date of death
1981-07
Place of birth
Barstow (Calif.)
Place of death
South Carolina
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Jazz Popular music Big band music
Occupation
Arrangers (Musicians)
Band directors
Arrangers (Musicians) Composers
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- Will Hudson and his orchestra, 1993:t.p. (Will Hudson) p. 1 (arranger)
- All Music Guide online, February 8, 2013(Jazz and pop arranger/composer Will Hudson led the Hudson-DeLange Orchestra; b. 1908)
- JazzBiographies.com, February 8, 2013(Will Hudson, composer, bandleader, (1908-1981))
- Grove music online, July 18, 2013(Hudson, Will; born Barstow, CA, March 8, 1908; died South Carolina, July 1981; American arranger, composer, and bandleader; in 1935 began leading a big band with singer and lyricist Eddie De Lange; assumed sole leadership,1938-1941)
Wikipedia description:
Will Hudson (né Arthur Murray Hainer; March 8, 1908 – July 16, 1981) was a Canadian-born American composer, arranger, and big band leader who worked from the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s.
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