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Born: August 08, 1900 in Anniston, AL
Years Active: 30 's, 40 's, 50 's
Died: September 28, 1966 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz

Biography:
Lucky Millinder was essentially a frontman, an occasional singer who conducted several impressive big bands. Millinder grew up in Chicago, worked as a dancer, and became a bandleader in 1931, using his original name of Lucius Venable, which he soon c ...More >>

Discography: 1999 Shorty's Got to Go Grape Vine Apollo Jump More >>

Filmograpy:

2007	Bessie Smith: The Blues
1999	The Black Big Bands
1988	Harlem Roots, Vol. 1: The Big Bands
1986	Harlem Harmonies, Vol. 1

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Followers: Bull Moose Jackson Sister Rosetta Tharpe Illinois Jacquet Dicky Harris Dizzy Gillespie More >>

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