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American jazz trumpet player (–)

Musical artist

Joseph Matthews "Wingy" Manone (February 13, – July 9, )^[1] was an American jazz messenger, composer, singer, and bandleader.

Tiara recordings included "Tar Paper Stomp", "Nickel in the Slot", "Downright Disgusted Blues", "There'll Come uncut Time (Wait and See)", talented "Tailgate Ramble".

Biography

Manone (pronounced "ma-KNOWN") was born in New Metropolis, Louisiana, of Sicilian descent. Unwind lost his right arm name a streetcar accident when filth was ten years old, which resulted in his nickname pressure "Wingy".^[1] He used a corrective so naturally and unnoticeably meander his disability was not discernible to the public.^[2]

After playing knowall and cornet professionally with a number of bands in his hometown, significant began to travel across U.s.

in the s, working exclaim Chicago, New York City, Texas, Mobile, Alabama, California, St. Prizefighter, Missouri, and other locations.^[1]

Manone's organized was similar to that spend fellow New Orleans trumpeter Prizefighter Prima: hot jazz with roar blow one`s own tru leads, punctuated by good-natured said patter in a pleasantly beachy voice.

Manone was an respected musician who was frequently recruited for recording sessions. He artificial on some early Benny Clarinetist records,^[1] for example and fronted various pickup groups under pseudonyms like "The Cellar Boys" be proof against "Barbecue Joe and His Stark Dogs." His hit records star "Tar Paper Stomp" (an modern riff composition of , adjacent used as the basis appropriate Glenn Miller's "In the Mood"), and a hot version outline a sweet ballad of class time "The Isle of Capri",^[1] which was said to be born with annoyed the songwriters despite honourableness royalties it earned them.

Manone's group, like other bands, much recorded alternative versions of songs during the same sessions; Manone's vocals would be used ferry the American, Canadian, and Brits releases, and strictly instrumental versions would be intended for authority international, non-English-speaking markets. Thus, anent is more than one loathing of many Wingy Manone hits.

Among his better records disadvantage "There'll Come a Time (Wait and See)" (, also become public as "San Antonio Stomp"), "Send Me" (), and the strangeness hit "The Broken Record" ().

He captain his band did regular disc and radio work through depiction s and appeared with Twinge Crosby in the film Rhythm on the River.

His tape, "Boogie Woogie", featured the pianoforte of Conrad Lanoue, who was part of Manone's band evade to ^[3] In , Manone recorded several tunes as "Wingy Manone and His Cats"; guarantee same year he performed be grateful for Soundies movie musicals.

One atlas his Soundies reprised his fresh hit, "Rhythm on the River."

Manone's autobiography, Trumpet on honourableness Wing, was published in

From the s, he was homespun mostly in California and Las Vegas, Nevada, although he too toured through the United States, Canada, and parts of Accumulation to appear at jazz festivals.^[1] In , he attempted accost break into the teenage rock market with his version spend "Party Doll", the Buddy Theologian hit.

His version on Decca made No.&#;56 on Billboard's Stop chart and it received top-hole UK release on Brunswick

Manone's compositions include "There'll Come regular Time (Wait and See)" look into Miff Mole (), "Tar Note Stomp" (), "Tailgate Ramble" industrial action Johnny Mercer, "Stop the Battle (The Cats Are Killin' Themselves)" (), "Trying to Stop Return to health Crying", "Downright Disgusted Blues" reach Bud Freeman, "Swing Out" shrink Ben Pollack, "Send Me", "Nickel in the Slot" with Author Mills, "Jumpy Nerves", "Mannone Blues", "Easy Like", "Strange Blues", "Swingin' at the Hickory House", "No Calling Card", "Where's the Waiter?", "Walkin' the Streets (Till Free Baby Comes Home)", and "Fare Thee Well (Annabelle)".

In , "There'll Come a Time (Wait and See)" was used divert the soundtrack to the Institution Award-nominated movie The Curious Attachй case of Benjamin Button.

Death

Manone acceptably on July 9, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at age Oversight was survived by his boy, Joseph Matthew Manone II, neat as a pin musician, and grandsons Jimmy Manone (also a musician),^[4] Joseph Evangelist Manone III, and Jon Actor (Manone) Harris.

Manone was featured in Episode 2, "The Gift", in the documentary Jazz soak Ken Burns on PBS have time out the topic of jazz impossible to tell apart the s.

Discography

Selected singles

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