Campbell Aurelius "Skeets" Tolbert (February 14, 1909, Calhoun Falls, South Carolina - November 30, 2000, Houston, Texas) was an American jazz clarinetist, alto saxophonist, vocalist, composer and bandleader. He acquired the nickname "Skeets", which was short for "Mosquito."[1] Tolbert grew up in Lincolntown, North Carolina, and studied at Johnson C. Smith University. Though Tolbert never had a standard to his credit, he composed and arranged a great number of tunes that would become hits for others, notably Nat King Cole. He has 42 tracks over two albums to his credit as well and more that he has credit for in part. Red Richards who played piano and sang with Tolbert's Gentlemen of Swing said of Tolbert that he "could play" and was an original, that he didn't copy Louis Jordan. Of the band he said they were a strong, good sounding band. Of the music he said they were a "nice style band" that could play for dancing.[2]
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November 14, 1939 Label: Decca 7693 1939 "You’re My Meat" Composer: SkeetsTolbert Recorded: November 14, 1939 Label: Decca 7719 1939 "Jake, What a Snake"...
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1959) Maxine Sullivan, We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye (Audiophile, 1995) SkeetsTolbert, 1939–1942 (Everybodys, 1983) Dinah Washington, A Slick Chick: The Rhythm...
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Stroup (born 1986), actress (Charlotte) Berlinda Tolbert, film and television actress (Charlotte) Skeet Ulrich (born 1970), actor (Concord) Liz Vassey (born...
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