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Lucky Millinder

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American bandleader (1910-1966)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1910 to 1966 · aged 56
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Lucius Venable "Lucky" Millinder was an American swing and rhythm-and-blues bandleader. Although he could not read or write music, did not play an instrument and rarely sang, his showmanship and musical taste made his bands successful.

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Lucius Venable "Lucky" Millinder was an American swing and rhythm-and-blues bandleader. Although he could not read or write music, did not play an instrument and rarely sang, his showmanship and musical taste made his bands successful. His group was said to have been the greatest big band to play rhythm and blues, and gave work to a number of musicians who later became influential at the dawn of the rock and roll era. He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1986.

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United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1966 · aged 56
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