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Born: April 12, 1892 in New Orleans, LA
Years Active: 20 's, 30 's
Died: August 08, 1940 in Chicago, IL
Genre: Jazz

Biography:
One of the all-time great clarinetists and arguably the most significant of the 1920s, Johnny Dodds (whose younger brother Baby Dodds was among the first important drummers) had a memorable tone in both the lower and upper registers, was a superb blu ...More >>

Discography: 2009 Definitive Dodds 1926-1927 2008 King of the Blues Clarinet 1923-1940 2005 Paramount Recordings 2005 Johnny Dodds [Membran] 2004 Paramount Recordings, Vol. 2 More >>

Member Of: Lil's Hot Shots More >> Similar Artists: Albert Nicholas Barney Bigard Sidney Bechet Jimmy Hamilton Bob Wilber More >>

Influenced By: Kid Ory Lorenzo Tio Wilbur Sweatman More >> Followers: Omer Simeon Frank Teschemacher Glenn Miller Tommy Dorsey Johnny Mince More >>

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