American jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1908–1942)
Bunny Berigan
Background information
Birth name
Roland Bernard Berigan
Born
(1908-11-02)November 2, 1908 Hilbert, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died
June 2, 1942(1942-06-02) (aged 33) New York City, U.S.
Genres
Jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician, bandleader
Instrument(s)
Trumpet, vocals
Years active
1930–1942
Musical artist
Roland Bernard "Bunny" Berigan (November 2, 1908 – June 2, 1942) was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader who rose to fame during the swing era.[1] His career and influence were shortened by alcoholism, and ended with his early demise at the age of 33 from cirrhosis. Although he composed some jazz instrumentals such as "Chicken and Waffles" and "Blues", Berigan was best known for his virtuoso jazz trumpeting. His 1937 classic recording "I Can't Get Started" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1975.
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 44/5. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
Roland Bernard "Bunny" Berigan (November 2, 1908 – June 2, 1942) was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader who rose to fame during the swing era. His...
age of two. He began playing jazz in 1937, working with acts such as BunnyBerigan, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, and Harry James. From 1942 to...
his band. In late October or early November of that year, she joined BunnyBerigan (with husband Jerry Johnson as band manager) and recorded two sides...
Benny Goodman, Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang, Artie Shaw, Victor Young, BunnyBerigan—had a profound effect on the development of the big band sound in the...
nightclub, and particularly the Wells Supper Club. In 1935, the trumpeter BunnyBerigan composed a jazz instrumental titled "Chicken and Waffles". Since the...
Among the musicians in his band were the Dorsey Brothers, Joe Venuti, BunnyBerigan, and Benny Goodman. In the early 1930s, Elmer Feldkamp was one of his...
years until 1935, then joined the big bands of Tommy Dorsey, Red Norvo, BunnyBerigan, and Benny Goodman. He played Dixieland jazz with Bud Freeman, Jack...
enjoyed a revival in the 1930s with versions by Jimmie Lunceford and by BunnyBerigan. Bing Crosby sang the song in the 1935 movie Mississippi and also recorded...
television, films, and Broadway in the 1980s. He composed and arranged for BunnyBerigan, Jimmy Dorsey, Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Parker and worked as staff arranger...
Waller and Teddy Wilson; the trumpeters Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, BunnyBerigan, and Rex Stewart. Developments in dance orchestras and jazz music culminated...
Bob Crosby (Bing's brother), Desi Arnaz, Guy Lombardo, Les Brown, BunnyBerigan, Xavier Cugat, Paul Whiteman, Ted Lewis, Nelson Riddle, and mood-master...
(Koala, 1979) The Swingin' Gate (Jasmine, 1981) The Big Band Sound of BunnyBerigan & Jack Teagarden (Folkways, 1982) Tribute to Teagarden (Pausa, 1983)...
Written by Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol and Irving Mills – Performed by BunnyBerigan and His Orchestra Old Fashioned Love (1923) – Music by James P. Johnson...
tour: 1980s Bob "Little Gate" Walker, BunnyBerigan Bernard Arthurneal (Bernie) Mackey (1909–1980), BunnyBerigan Edward F. Gabel (1924–2014), Stan Kenton...
employed pianist and arranger Joe Lipman in 1939 (who had just left BunnyBerigan); he contributed heavily to the repertoire of the band an success of...
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