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Bill Rank

Bill Rank
Born
William C. Rank

(1904-06-08)June 8, 1904
Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
DiedMay 20, 1979(1979-05-20) (aged 74)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
GenresJazz
InstrumentTrombone
Formerly of

William C. Rank (June 8, 1904 – May 20, 1979)[1] was an American jazz trombonist.

Rank was born in Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and initially worked in Indiana and Florida.[2] In 1922, he played trombone in Tade's Singing Orchestra, which was led by violinist, Tade Dolen.[3] Between 1923 and 1927, he played with Jean Goldkette's band in Detroit and often recorded with Bix Beiderbecke.[2] After playing with Adrian Rollini in 1927 and a period as a freelance, Rank joined Paul Whiteman's band and stayed until 1938.[2] He was then a studio musician in Hollywood into the early 1940s, when he moved to Cincinnati.[2] There, he led a tenet for the rest of the 1940s.[2]

He later changed to playing part-time while also working in insurance.[4] His one album as a leader, a tribute to Beiderbecke, was recorded in 1973.[4] He continued playing until a short time before his death, on May 20, 1979, in Cincinnati.[2]

Discography

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As leader

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  • Bix's Gang Lives (Fat Cat's Jazz, 1973)

As sideman

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With Bix Beiderbecke

  • At the Jazz Band Ball (Okeh)
  • Goose Pimples (Okeh)
  • Jazz Me Blues (Okeh)
  • Louisiana (Okeh)
  • Margie (Okeh)
  • Ol' Man River (Okeh)
  • Rhythm King (Okeh)
  • Royal Garden Blues (Okeh)
  • Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down (Okeh)
  • Somebody Stole My Gal (Okeh)
  • Sorry (Okeh Records)
  • Thou Swell (Okeh)
  • Wa-Da-Da (Everybody's Doin' It Now) (Okeh)

References

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  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2042. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Rank, Bill [William C.]". Rank, Bill. Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. 2003. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J370300. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
  3. ^ "This Singing Orchestra is in the State," Cleveland Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio); July 2, 1922; Amusement and Auto News Section - page 5)
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Bill Rank". AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2020.


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