Gene Ammons

Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons
Background information
Birth name	Eugene Ammons
Also known as	"Jug", "The Boss"
Born	April 14, 1925; Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died	August 6, 1974 (aged 49); Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Tenor saxophone
Years active	1943–1974

Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – August 6, 1974),^[1] also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.^[2] The son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons,^[1]^[3] Gene Ammons is remembered for his accessible music, steeped in soul and R&B.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Doc Rock. "The 1970s". The Dead Rock Stars Club. Archived from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
^ Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. p. 12. ISBN 0-141-00646-3.
^ Cite error: The named reference Rosenthal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 12. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.

[Dead-1] Doc Rock. "The 1970s". The Dead Rock Stars Club. Archived from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2015.

[RCJE-2] Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. p. 12. ISBN 0-141-00646-3.

[Rosenthal-3] Cite error: The named reference Rosenthal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[LarkinJazz-4] Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 12. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.

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