Willard McDaniel
Willard McDaniel was a jazz and blues musician. McDaniel was from the USA and released most of his work during the 1950s.[1]
Willard McDaniel was born in Missouri, USA on 12 March 1877 to Jacob Lewis McDaniel and Rebecca Ann Day. Willard married Lou. He died on 1967 in Pomona, California, USA.[2]
Willard McDaniel started playing the piano at an early age. He lived in California from the mid-1930s, where he began playing in Hollywood with Roy Milton's group. His distinctive style was 'Stride piano'.
Discography
- LP Vinyl Album - '88' A La Carte (released on Crown Records in 1958
- 7" Single - "The Curse Of An Aching Heart / My Sin" (released on Crown records in 1954)
- 7" Single - "Ciri-Biri-Bin Boogie" (released on Specialty records, year unknown)
His work is also featured on a range other records, including Singin' the Blues and was a member of the band Gene Phillips & His Rhythm Aces.[3]
He also contributed to films such as Young Man with a Horn, Panic in the Streets and The World in His Arms.[4]
Compilations include 100 Christmas Blues - Songs To Get You Through The Cold released in 2014, Blues 'N Boogie in 2012, and Specialty Legends Of Boogie Woogie released in 1992.[5]
References
- ↑ "Willard McDaniel". discogs. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "Willard McDaniel". ancestry. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ Gordon, Marshal Royal with Claire P. (2001). Marshal Royal Jazz Survivor. London: Continuum International Pub. Group. p. 149. ISBN 9781441180698. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "88" a la carte (Vinyl record sleeve ed.). Crown Records. 1958.
- ↑ rhapsody http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/willard-mcdaniel. Retrieved 19 March 2016. Missing or empty
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