Buddy DeFranco
Italian-American jazz clarinetist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 ā December 24, 2014)[1] was an Italian-American jazz clarinetist. In addition to his work as a bandleader, DeFranco led the Glenn Miller Orchestra for almost a decade in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Birth name | Boniface Ferdinand Leonard DeFranco |
Born | (1923-02-17)February 17, 1923 Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | December 24, 2014(2014-12-24) (aged 91) Panama City, Florida, U.S. |
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Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Years active | 1940sā2014 |
Labels | Norgran, Verve, Mercury, Concord Jazz, Arbors, Pablo |
Website | www |
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