Lucky Millinder

Lucky Millinder
Background information
Birth nameLucius Venables
Also known asLucius Venable Millinder
Born(1910-08-08)August 8, 1910
Anniston, Alabama, U.S.
DiedSeptember 28, 1966(1966-09-28) (aged 56)
Harlem, New York
GenresR&B, jump blues, swing
Occupation(s)Musician, bandleader
Years active1925–1955
LabelsDecca, King

Lucius Venable "Lucky" Millinder (August 8, 1910[1][2] – September 28, 1966)[3] was an American swing and rhythm-and-blues bandleader. Although he could not read or write music, did not play an instrument and rarely sang, his showmanship and musical taste made his bands successful.[4] His group was said to have been the greatest big band to play rhythm and blues,[5] and gave work to a number of musicians who later became influential at the dawn of the rock and roll era. He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1986.

  1. ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 44. ISBN 978-0313344237.
  2. ^ Many sources give 1900 as his year of birth, but Social Security Death Index and census information suggest 1910 is correct.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dead was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference LarkinJazz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Lucky Millinder 'Big Band Rhythm & Blues'". BigBandLibrary.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.

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