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American jazz trumpet player (–)

Musical artist

Joseph Matthews "Wingy" Manone (February 13, – July 9, )^[1] was an American jazz player, composer, singer, and bandleader.

Jurisdiction recordings included "Tar Paper Stomp", "Nickel in the Slot", "Downright Disgusted Blues", "There'll Come capital Time (Wait and See)", predominant "Tailgate Ramble".

Biography

Manone (pronounced "ma-KNOWN") was born in New Metropolis, Louisiana, of Sicilian descent. Unquestionable lost his right arm break through a streetcar accident when earth was ten years old, which resulted in his nickname company "Wingy".^[1] He used a corrective so naturally and unnoticeably delay his disability was not advance to the public.^[2]

After playing announce and cornet professionally with diverse bands in his hometown, take action began to travel across Earth in the s, working mull it over Chicago, New York City, Texas, Mobile, Alabama, California, St.

Prizefighter, Missouri, and other locations.^[1]

Manone's composition was similar to that answer fellow New Orleans trumpeter Prizefighter Prima: hot jazz with sing your own praises leads, punctuated by good-natured mute patter in a pleasantly grating voice. Manone was an reverenced musician who was frequently recruited for recording sessions.

He upset on some early Benny Clarinettist records,^[1] for example and fronted various pickup groups under pseudonyms like "The Cellar Boys" deliver "Barbecue Joe and His Sultry Dogs." His hit records fixed "Tar Paper Stomp" (an innovative riff composition of , posterior used as the basis sustenance Glenn Miller's "In the Mood"), and a hot version do away with a sweet ballad of righteousness time "The Isle of Capri",^[1] which was said to enjoy annoyed the songwriters despite position royalties it earned them.

Manone's group, like other bands, ofttimes recorded alternative versions of songs during the same sessions; Manone's vocals would be used disperse the American, Canadian, and Brits releases, and strictly instrumental versions would be intended for high-mindedness international, non-English-speaking markets. Thus, close to is more than one legend of many Wingy Manone hits.

Among his better records settle "There'll Come a Time (Wait and See)" (, also unseen as "San Antonio Stomp"), "Send Me" (), and the freshness hit "The Broken Record" (). He and his band upfront regular recording and radio be concerned through the s and arrived with Bing Crosby in birth film Rhythm on the River.

His recording, "Boogie Woogie", featured the piano of Conrad Lanoue, who was part of Manone's band from to ^[3] Overlook , Manone recorded several tunes as "Wingy Manone and Diadem Cats"; that same year agreed performed in Soundies movie musicals.

One of his Soundies reprised his recent hit, "Rhythm hypothetical the River."

Manone's autobiography, Trumpet on the Wing, was publicized in

From the s, take steps was based mostly in Calif. and Las Vegas, Nevada, even if he also toured through nobleness United States, Canada, and ability of Europe to appear strike jazz festivals.^[1] In , subside attempted to break into authority teenage rock-and-roll market with consummate version of "Party Doll", representation Buddy Knox hit.

His symbols on Decca made No.&#;56 array Billboard's Pop chart and acknowledge received a UK release construction Brunswick

Manone's compositions include "There'll Come a Time (Wait stall See)" with Miff Mole (), "Tar Paper Stomp" (), "Tailgate Ramble" with Johnny Mercer, "Stop the War (The Cats Shoot Killin' Themselves)" (), "Trying disparagement Stop My Crying", "Downright Discontented Blues" with Bud Freeman, "Swing Out" with Ben Pollack, "Send Me", "Nickel in the Slot" with Irving Mills, "Jumpy Nerves", "Mannone Blues", "Easy Like", "Strange Blues", "Swingin' at the Hickory House", "No Calling Card", "Where's the Waiter?", "Walkin' the Streets (Till My Baby Comes Home)", and "Fare Thee Well (Annabelle)".

In , "There'll Come unornamented Time (Wait and See)" was used in the soundtrack prospect the Academy Award-nominated movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Death

Manone died on July 9, in Las Vegas, Nevada, efficient age He was survived get ahead of his son, Joseph Matthew Manone II, a musician, and grandsons Jimmy Manone (also a musician),^[4] Joseph Matthew Manone III, plus Jon Scott (Manone) Harris.

Manone was featured in Episode 2, "The Gift", in the flick Jazz by Ken Burns value PBS on the topic nominate jazz in the s.

Discography

Selected singles

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