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James Wesley "Red" Holloway May 31 1927 – February 25 2012 Was An American Jazz Tenor Saxophonist. Holloway Started Playing Banjo And Harmonica Switching To Tenor Sax When He Was Twelve Years Old. He Graduated From DuSable High School Where He Had Played In The School Big Band With Johnny Griffin And Eugene Wright And Attended The Conservatory Of Music Chicago. He Joined The Army When He Was Nineteen And Became Bandmaster For The U.S. Fifth Army Band And After Completing His Military Service Returned To Chicago And Played With Yusef Lateef And Dexter Gordon Among Others. In 1948 He Joined Blues Vocalist Roosevelt Sykes And Later Played With Other Blues Musicians Such As Willie Dixon Junior Parker Lloyd Price And John Mayall.
In The 1950s He Played In The Chicago Area With Billie Holiday Muddy Waters Chuck Berry Ben Webster Jimmy Rushing Arthur Prysock Dakota Staton Eddie Vinson Wardell Gray Sonny Rollins Red Rodney Lester Young Joe Williams Redd Foxx B.B. King Bobby Bland And Aretha Franklin. During This Period He Also Toured With Sonny Stitt Memphis Slim And Lionel Hampton. He Became A Member Of The House Band For Chance Records In 1952. He Subsequently Appeared On Many Recording Sessions For The Chicago-Based Independents Parrot United And States And Vee-Jay.
From 1963 To 1966 He Was In Organist "Brother" Jack McDuff's Band Which Also Featured A Young Guitarist George Benson. In 1974 Holloway Recorded The Latest Edition With John Mayall And Toured Europe Japan Australia And New Zealand. From 1977 To 1982 Holloway Worked With Sonny Stitt Recording Two Albums Together And Following Stitt's Death Holloway Played And Recorded With Clark Terry.
Red Holloway Died February 25 2012 One Month After Etta James With Whom He Had Worked Extensively.
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Biography - Red Holloway
James Wesley "Red" Holloway May 31 1927 – February 25 2012 Was An American Jazz Tenor Saxophonist. Holloway Started Playing Banjo And Harmonica Switching To Tenor Sax When He Was Twelve Years Old. He Graduated From DuSable High School Where He Had Played In The School Big Band With Johnny Griffin And Eugene Wright And Attended The Conservatory Of Music Chicago. He Joined The Army When He Was Nineteen And Became Bandmaster For The U.S. Fifth Army Band And After Completing His Military Service Returned To Chicago And Played With Yusef Lateef And Dexter Gordon Among Others. In 1948 He Joined Blues Vocalist Roosevelt Sykes And Later Played With Other Blues Musicians Such As Willie Dixon Junior Parker Lloyd Price And John Mayall.
In The 1950s He Played In The Chicago Area With Billie Holiday Muddy Waters Chuck Berry Ben Webster Jimmy Rushing Arthur Prysock Dakota Staton Eddie Vinson Wardell Gray Sonny Rollins Red Rodney Lester Young Joe Williams Redd Foxx B.B. King Bobby Bland And Aretha Franklin. During This Period He Also Toured With Sonny Stitt Memphis Slim And Lionel Hampton. He Became A Member Of The House Band For Chance Records In 1952. He Subsequently Appeared On Many Recording Sessions For The Chicago-Based Independents Parrot United And States And Vee-Jay.
From 1963 To 1966 He Was In Organist "Brother" Jack McDuff's Band Which Also Featured A Young Guitarist George Benson. In 1974 Holloway Recorded The Latest Edition With John Mayall And Toured Europe Japan Australia And New Zealand. From 1977 To 1982 Holloway Worked With Sonny Stitt Recording Two Albums Together And Following Stitt's Death Holloway Played And Recorded With Clark Terry.
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In The 1950s He Played In The Chicago Area With Billie Holiday Muddy Waters Chuck Berry Ben Webster Jimmy Rushing Arthur Prysock Dakota Staton Eddie Vinson Wardell Gray Sonny Rollins Red Rodney Lester Young Joe Williams Redd Foxx B.B. King Bobby Bland And Aretha Franklin. During This Period He Also Toured With Sonny Stitt Memphis Slim And Lionel Hampton. He Became A Member Of The House Band For Chance Records In 1952. He Subsequently Appeared On Many Recording Sessions For The Chicago-Based Independents Parrot United And States And Vee-Jay.
From 1963 To 1966 He Was In Organist "Brother" Jack McDuff's Band Which Also Featured A Young Guitarist George Benson. In 1974 Holloway Recorded The Latest Edition With John Mayall And Toured Europe Japan Australia And New Zealand. From 1977 To 1982 Holloway Worked With Sonny Stitt Recording Two Albums Together And Following Stitt's Death Holloway Played And Recorded With Clark Terry.
Red Holloway Died February 25 2012 One Month After Etta James With Whom He Had Worked Extensively. read less
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