Muggsy spanier biography of donald
Muggsy Spanier Biography by SPANIER, Muggsy (b Francis Joseph Spanier, 9 November , Chicago; d 12 February , Sausalito CA) Cornet, leader. One of ten children; nicknamed after a baseball manager; began on drums, switched to cornet at
Donald Tyson Ewell (November 14, Francis Joseph "Muggsy" Spanier (November 9, – February 12, ) was an American jazz cornetist based in Chicago. He was a member of the Bucktown Five, pioneers of the "Chicago style" that straddled traditional Dixieland jazz and swing.
Francis Joseph Julian Spanier
Cornet player Muggsy Spanier was a member of the famed Austin High Gang and fell for jazz the minute he saw King Oliver playing live in Chicago. His first professional job came in with the Elmer Schoebel band.Francis Joseph Julian "Muggsy" Spanier Muggsy, real name Francis Joseph Spanier, was born in Chicago in By the early s he was already a professional cornet player. He was to continue playing that instrument for the rest of his career, although most cornet players had switched to the trumpet by the end of the s.