Birth name Shelton Hemphill Instruments Trumpet Name Shelton Hemphill | Occupation(s) Jazz trumpeter Years active 1924–late 1950s Role Musical Artist | |
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Born March 16, 1906Birmingham, Alabama, US ( 1906-03-16 ) Albums Laughin' Louie (1932-1933) Similar People Al Sears, Lawrence Brown, Shorty Baker, Ray Nance, Sonny Greer |
Baron Lee and His Blue Rhythm Band - Jazz Martini
Leap Frog - Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra (Decca)
Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (March 16, 1906 — January 6, 1960) was an American jazz trumpeter whose career lasted from the mid 1920s through the late 1950s.
Contents
- Baron Lee and His Blue Rhythm Band Jazz Martini
- Leap Frog Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra Decca
- Songs
- References
Born in Alabama's largest city, Birmingham, Hemphill was still in his teens when he played in the band of Fred Longshaw, which accompanied Bessie Smith on recordings in 1924–25. Also in 1924, at age 18, he enrolled at Ohio's Wilberforce University, and was a member of Horace Henderson's student band alongside the likes of Ted and Castor McCord. He moved to New York late in the 1920s, where he played with Benny Carter and Chick Webb before joining the Mills Blue Rhythm Band, playing with this group from 1931 to 1937. He was in Louis Armstrong's band from 1937 to 1944 and Duke Ellington's from 1944 to 1949. In the 1950s, he played occasionally in New York City but left music due to mounting health problems later in the decade.
Shelton Hemphill died in New York City two months and ten days before his 54th birthday. His demise, along with that of blues singer Gladys Bentley, who died twelve days later, was noted in the syndicated column of veteran music critic Ralph J. Gleason.
Songs
When It's Sleepy Time Down South
Let That Be a Lesson to You
Swing That Music
That Rhythm Man
Red Cap
She's the Daughter of a Planter From Havana
I've Got a Heart Full of Rhythm
As Long as You Live
Medley of Armstrong Hits - Part I: I'll Be Glad When You're Dead - You Rascal You / When It's Sleepy Time Down South / Nobody's Sweetheart
I Hate to Leave You Now
Swing - You Cats
Laughin' Louie
Mighty River
Honey - Do!
Perdido
The Trumpet Player's Lament
Yours and Mine
Lovely Weather We're Having
Shoe Shine Boy
Struttin' With Some Barbecue
You're Lucky to Me
Was I to Blame Falling in Love With You
I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
Sincerely
WPA
Body and Soul
Sweet as a Song
Blue Turning Grey Over You
Jack Armstrong Blues
Snowball
I Laughed at Love
You Made Me Love You