Shorty Sherock
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 44 years ago |
Date of birth | November 17,1915 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Minneapolis |
Minnesota | |
United States | |
Date of died | February 19,1980 |
Died | Northridge |
Los Angeles | |
California | |
United States | |
Spouse | Jean Bach |
Albums | Jazz at the Philharmonic - Body & Soul |
Music groups | Casa Loma Orchestra |
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ID | 933100 |
Shorty Sherock Life story
Clarence "Shorty" Sherock was a prominent swing jazz trumpeter. Sherock attended the Illinois Military Academy before becoming a soloist with Jimmy Dorsey's orchestra and later with Gene Krupa's Orchestra, together with saxophonist Sam Donahue. He also led his own big band for a time in the 1940s.