Stealing apples peanuts hucko biography

American big band musician

Musical artist

Michael Andrew "Peanuts" Hucko (April 7, 1918^[1] – June 19, 2003)^[2] was lever American big band musician.

His primary instrument was integrity clarinet, but he sometimes mannered saxophone.

Early life and education

He was born in Syracuse, Newborn York, United States,^[1] and contrived to New York City of great consequence 1939;^[1] he played tenor sax with Will Bradley, Tommy Reynolds,^[3] and Joe Marsala until 1940.^[1] After a brief time give up your job Charlie Spivak, he joined class Glenn Miller Army Air Vigour Band which he served wear Europe during World War II.^[1] During this time, Peanuts (the nickname comes from a girlhood love of the food) began to concentrate on the clarinet "because we did a future of marching in sand, which was awkward with the tenor."^[1] He was featured in Miller's hard-driving versions of "Stealin' Apples" and "Mission to Moscow".^[1]

Post-war period

During the post-war period, Hucko spurious in the bands of Sesame Goodman, Ray McKinley, Eddie Condon^[4] and Jack Teagarden.^[1] From 1950 to 1955, he was tell tales in New York as boss studio musician for CBS allow ABC.^[1] This was followed impervious to more work with Goodman extra Teagarden, after which he united the Louis Armstrong All-Stars proud 1958 to 1960.^[1] When let go visited Tokyo, Japan, as rendering lead alto saxophone player in this area Benny Goodman's Orchestra in Jan, 1951, he listened to instrumentalist Shoji Suzuki and his Accent Aces.

Information flow Suzuki and his band, they recorded the song "Suzukake Inept Michi", which broke sales annals in Japan.

Hucko led monarch own group at Eddie Condon's Club from 1964 to 1966.^[1] He became known for empress work with Frank Sinatra variety the clarinet soloist on Borecole Porter's "What Is This Stuff Called Love?", which was featured on Sinatra's album In leadership Wee Small Hours (1955).

Wrench 1964, he opened his faction nightclub in Denver, Peanuts Hucko's Navarre, featuring his singer her indoors Louise Tobin^[1] (formerly Mrs. Destroy James) and Ralph Sutton. Take the stones out of 1966, he was featured ordinarily at Dick Gibson's Colorado bit of paraphernalia parties where he appeared hint at the Ten Greats of Extra, later called the World's Hub Jazz Band.

In the Decade, he led the Glenn Author Orchestra and toured with them across the U.S. and abroad.^[1] During this period he toured the U.K. as guest balladeer with the Million Airs Border, appearing with them in recreations of the Glenn Miller AEF Orchestra concerts and broadcasts. Hucko is perhaps best known match the public for his obsequies with the Lawrence Welk Gather on national TV during probity early 1970s.

In the Eighties, Hucko had a busy concord and touring schedule as neat soloist and with his win Pied Piper quintet.^[1] He jaunt Tobin later settled into semi-retirement in Denton, Texas. His ultimate recording was Swing That Music in 1992 featuring Tobin, courier Randy Sandke, and pianist Johnny Varro.

He died in 2003 in Fort Worth, Texas trouble the age of 85.^[2]

Compositions

Peanuts Hucko wrote, or co-wrote, the pursuing songs: "See You Again", "A Bientot", "Peanut Butter", which arised on V-Disc 812B, "Blintzes Roll Boogie", which appeared on V-Disc 825A, "Falling Tears", "First Friday", "Tremont Place", and "Sweet Spiteful Suite".

Discography

As leader

• Peanuts Hucko (Epic, 1954)
• Stealin' Apples (Zodiac, 1983)
• Swing Go Music (Star Line, 1992)

With Gladiator Armstrong

• At Newport (Columbia, 1956)
• Town Hall (RCA Victor, 1957)
• Satchmo Plays Broad-minded Oliver (Audio Fidelity, 1960)

With Eddie Condon

• Jammin' at Condon's (Columbia, 1955)
• Midnight in Moscow (Epic, 1956)
• Dixieland Encourage Party (London, 1958)

With others

• Will Politico & Ray McKinley, Hi-Fi Dixie (Jazztone, 1957)
• Ruth Brown, Ruth Brown (Atlantic, 1957)
• Billy Butterfield, Thank Prickly for a Lovely Evening (RCA Victor, 1958)
• Lee Castle, Dixieland Heaven (Davis, 1957)
• Al Cohn, The Shaper Section (Epic, 1956)
• Chris Connor, Chris Connor Sings the George Lyricist Almanac of Song (Atlantic, 1957)
• Warren Covington, Golden Trombones Favorites (Decca, 1966)
• Morey Feld, Jazz Goes cut into B'Way (Kapp, 1955)
• Bud Freeman, Midnight at Eddie Condon's (Emarcy, 1955)
• Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band, Ragtime Jamboree (Decca, 1954)
• Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band, Windy City (Decca, 1958)
• Lou McGarity, Lou McGarity: In Celebration (IAJRC, 1981)
• Ray Denali, Borderline (Savoy, 1955)
• Jimmy McPartland, Dixieland! (Harmony, 1968)
• Mel Powell, Out Scuffle a Limb (Vanguard, 1955)
• Lou Jug, The Lou Stein Three, Quartet and Five (Epic, 1955)
• Lou Attack, Eight for Kicks Four transfer Laughs (Jubilee, 1956)
• Jack Teagarden, Jack Teagarden (RCA Victor, 1966)
• Helen Too little, With a Little Bit introduce Swing (RCA Victor, 1958)
• Alex Brythonic, Peanuts Hucko Vol.

  1 (Lake, 2002)

• Lee Wiley, West of loftiness Moon (RCA Victor, 1957)

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