Gene Rodgers

Artist Biography For Gene Rodgers

Gene Rodgers March 5 1910 New York City - October 23 1987 New York City Was An American Jazz Pianist And Arranger. He Is Best Known For Being The Pianist On Coleman Hawkins' Famous 1939 Recording Of "Body And Soul".
Rodgers Worked Professionally From The Mid-1920s And In The Next Few Years Made Recordings With Clarence Williams And King Oliver In Addition To Playing With Chick Webb And Teddy Hill. He Started His Own Variety Show In The 1930s Doing Tours Of Australia And England While In The Latter In 1936 He Recorded With Benny Carter.
Upon His Return He Played With Coleman Hawkins 1939–40 Zutty Singleton And Erskine Hawkins 1943 . He Did Work In Hollywood In The 1940s Including An Appearance In The Film Sensations Of 1945 With Cab Calloway And Dorothy Donegan. After This He Worked Mainly In New York Leading A Trio For Many Years. He Played With The Harlem Blues And Jazz Band In 1981-82.
Rodgers Appears With Opening Title Credits In The 1947 Film Shoot To Kill Though It Doesn't Look Like The Sound Was Miked During Filming. Appearing About 9 40 Into The Film Is "Ballad Of The Bayou" And Later Is "Rajah's Blues." Both Are Rodgers Compositions.
Rodgers Recorded Sparingly As A Leader He Did Two Sides For Vocalion In 1936 Four In A Session For Joe Davis In 1945 And Albums As A Trio Leader For EmArcy 1958 Black & Blue Records 1972 And 88 Up Right 1980 .

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Biography - Gene Rodgers

Gene Rodgers March 5 1910 New York City - October 23 1987 New York City Was An American Jazz Pianist And Arranger. He Is Best Known For Being The Pianist On Coleman Hawkins' Famous 1939 Recording Of "Body And Soul".
Rodgers Worked Professionally From The Mid-1920s And In The Next Few Years Made Recordings With Clarence Williams And King Oliver In Addition To Playing With Chick Webb And Teddy Hill. He Started His Own Variety Show In The 1930s Doing Tours Of Australia And England While In The Latter In 1936 He Recorded With Benny Carter.
Upon His Return He Played With Coleman Hawkins 1939–40 Zutty Singleton And Erskine Hawkins 1943 . He Did Work In Hollywood In The 1940s Including An Appearance In The Film Sensations Of 1945 With Cab Calloway And Dorothy Donegan. After This He Worked Mainly In New York Leading A Trio For Many Years. He Played With The Harlem Blues And Jazz Band In 1981-82.
Rodgers Appears With Opening Title Credits In The 1947 Film Shoot To Kill Though It Doesn't Look Like The Sound Was Miked During Filming. Appearing About 9 40 Into The Film Is "Ballad Of The Bayou" And Later Is "Rajah's Blues." Both Are Rodgers Compositions.
Rodgers Recorded Sparingly As A Leader He Did Two Sides For Vocalion In 1936 Four In A Session For Joe Davis In 1945 And Albums As A Trio Leader For EmArcy 1958 Black & Blue Records 1972 And 88 Up Right 1980 . read less

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