Also known as Milt Herth Role Organist Instruments Organ Genres Jazz | Associated acts Milt Herth Trio Albums Hi-Jinks on the Hammond Name Milt Herth | |
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Born November 3, 1902
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States ( 1902-11-03 ) Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States Occupation(s) organist for WIND (AM), 1935 Died June 18, 1969, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Record labels Decca Records, Capitol Records Similar People The Jesters, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Johnny Mercer, Tupac Shakur | ||
Peach tree street by the milt herth trio 1939
Milton "Milt" Herth (November 3, 1902 – June 18, 1969) was an American jazz organist, known for his work on the Hammond organ soon after it was introduced in 1935. Herth's work is available from his recordings of the 1930s and 1940s.
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- Peach tree street by the milt herth trio 1939
- Milt herth trio piano organ drum 195 jazz vinyl
- Biography
- Discography
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Milt herth trio piano organ drum 195 jazz vinyl
Biography
Herth was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the son of Erick Herth and Mary Lautrop. In 1937, Herth began to work with jazz pianist Willie "The Lion" Smith in Chicago, when Smith also signed to Decca Records. Herth, Smith, and drummer O'Neil Spencer formed the Milt Herth Trio. The trio became a quartet with the addition of Teddy Bunn on guitar in April 1938.
Herth also played himself in several short films (Love and Onions (1935), Swing Styles (1939), and Jingle Belles, (1941)) as well as the longer 1942 film, Juke Box Jenny, a movie noted for being a series of musical performances.
He died in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 18, 1969.