New Orleans
Released on New Orleans (1932)
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- Aliases
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Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
Benny Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
- Real name
- Benjamin Moten
- Born
- November 13, 1894
- Died
- April 2, 1935
- Country
- United States
- IPI
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00056527469 16 works
00251799831 12 works
- Affiliation
- DP
- Comments
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Pianist and leader of an all African American band that enjoyed great popularity in its time. After his untimely death at age 39, leadership of the band was taken over by William "Count" Basie and was eventually renamed.
Not to be confused with the jazz bassist Benny Moten. - Related
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Walter Page Member of Moten's Orchestra (1931-1934)
Count Basie Member of Moten's orchestra (1929 - 1935)
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