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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Myron Bradshaw |
| Born | September 23, 1905 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 26, 1958 (aged 53) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Jazz pianist, rhythm and blues bandleader |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, piano |
| Years active | 1933-1958 |
Myron ("Tiny") Bradshaw (September 23, 1905 – November 26, 1958) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer, composer, pianist, and drummer from Youngstown, Ohio. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Youngstown is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Mahoning County. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Jazz piano has been an integral part of the Jazz idiom since its inception in both solo and ensemble settings A bandleader is the leader of a band of Musicians The term is most commonly though not exclusively used with a group that plays Popular music as A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Youngstown is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Mahoning County. [1]
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Early years
After graduating from Wilberforce University with a degree in psychology, Bradshaw turned to music for a living. Wilberforce University is a private coed, Liberal arts historically African-American University located in Wilberforce Ohio, that [2] In Ohio, he sang with Horace Henderson's campus oriented Collegians. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Horace Henderson (1904&ndash1988 younger brother of Fletcher Henderson, was an American Jazz Pianist, Organist, arranger and Bandleader [2] Then, in 1932, Bradshaw relocated to New York City, where he drummed for Marion Hardy, the Charleston Bearcats (later the Savoy Bearcats), and the Mills Blue Rhythm Band, and sang for Luis Russell. The City of New York The Charleston Bearcats were an American Jazz band of the 1920s led by Leon Abbey, which became the Savoy Bearcats. The Savoy Bearcats were an eleven-piece Jazz band led by Leon Abbey, which was the house band at the Savoy Ballroom in New York City from its The Mills Blue Rhythm Band was an American Big band of the 1930s Luis Russell ( 6 August, 1902 - 11 December, 1963) was a Jazz Pianist and bandleader. [1]
Bandleader
In 1934, Bradshaw formed his own swing orchestra, which recorded eight sides that year. Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of Jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United The band's next recording date was in 1944, at which point its music was closer to rhythm and blues. The band recorded extensively for the rhythm and blues market, especially between 1950 and 1954. [1]
Bradshaw's best known recording was "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (1951), which passed from rhythm and blues into rock. " Train Kept A-Rollin " is a song written by Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay and Lois Mann Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African [1] The song was most famously recorded by the The Yardbirds in 1965; it was covered again by Aerosmith in 1974. The Yardbirds are an English rock band noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous Guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band"
Bradshaw's later career was hampered by severe health problems, including two strokes that left him partially paralyzed. His 1958 recording, "Bushes", proved an unsuccessful attempt to reach out to the emerging teenage market. Weakened by the successive strokes as well as the rigors of his profession, Bradshaw died in his adopted hometown of Cincinnati in 1958. He was 53 years old. [1]
Legacy
Bradshaw is remembered for a string of rhythm and blues hits, including "Well Oh Well", "Breaking Up the House", and "Soft". As a bandleader, he was an invaluable mentor to important musicians and arrangers including Shad Collins, Gil Fuller, Gigi Gryce, Russell Procope, Red Prysock, Sonny Stitt, and Shadow Wilson. Walter Gilbert "Gil" Fuller ( April 14, 1920, Los Angeles, California – May 26, 1994, San Diego, Gigi Gryce (born George General Grice Jr November 28, 1925 in Pensacola, Florida &mdash March 14, 1983 in Russell Procope ( 11 August 1908 &ndash 21 January 1981) an American Clarinettist and alto saxophonist, was known Wilburt Prysock ( 2 February 1926 - 19 July 1993) known as Red Prysock, was an American Rhythm and blues tenor Edward "Sonny" Stitt (b February 2, 1924, Boston Massachusetts &ndash d Rossiere "Shadow" Wilson (1919-1959 was an American Jazz drummer [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Tiny Bradshaw. Brad's Blues. Retrieved on 2007-03-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
- ^ a b Bradshaw Biography. Oldies. com. Retrieved on 2007-03-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
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