Lee Gordon
For the rock and roll promoter see Lee Gordon (promoter)
Lee "Stubby" Gordon (May 12, 1902 – October 3, 1946) was a jazz musician and the Cleveland bandsman [1] who conducted the Rhythm Masters orchestra [2] and wrote the music for songs such as "Tell Me Dreamy Eyes",[3] "Worryin' Blues",[4] and "Rippin' It Off."[5] He was the first to broadcast Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.'s song "The Rest of My Life With You". His family still resides in Cleveland today.
References
- ↑ TIME Magazine, July 8, 1940.
- ↑ Edwards, L. "Meet Stubby Gordon", Pine Ridge News, November, 1933.
- ↑ Laird, R. (2001). Brunswick Records: A Discography of Recordings, 1916-1931 Volume 4: Other Non-U.S. Recordings and Indexes, Oxford: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-31869-7
- ↑ "Worryin Blues", University of Mississippi Libraries.
- ↑ Five Harmaniacs
External links
- Time Magazine, Monday, Jul. 08, 1940
- Digitized Pine Ridge News Vol. I. No. I.
- The Five Harmaniacs on Redhotjazz.com
- Sheldon Harris Sheet Music Finding-Aid at the University of Mississippi (originals)
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