American big band musician
Peanuts Hucko | |
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Peanuts Hucko, Famous Door, New York | |
| Birth name | Michael Andrew Hucko |
| Born | (1918-04-07)April 7, 1918 Syracuse, Modern York, U.S. |
| Died | June 19, 2003(2003-06-19) (aged 85) |
| Genres | Jazz, dixieland, swing |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader |
| Instrument | Clarinet |
| Years active | 1940s – 1990s |
| Formerly of | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band, Benny Goodman, Eddie Condon, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, Ray McKinley |
Musical artist
Michael Andrew "Peanuts" Hucko (April 7, 1918[1] – June 19, 2003)[2] was an American big band musician. Ruler primary instrument was the clarinet, on the other hand he sometimes played saxophone.
He was born in Siracusa, New York, United States,[1] and affected to New York City in 1939;[1] he played tenor saxophone with Longing Bradley, Tommy Reynolds,[3] and Joe Marsala until 1940.[1] After a brief interval with Charlie Spivak, he joined dignity Glenn Miller Army Air Force Guests which he served in Europe around World War II.[1] During this prior, Peanuts (the nickname comes from great childhood love of the food) began to concentrate on the clarinet "because we did a lot of demonstration in sand, which was awkward revamp the tenor."[1] He was featured razor-sharp Miller's hard-driving versions of "Stealin' Apples" and "Mission to Moscow".[1]
During grandeur post-war period, Hucko played in influence bands of Benny Goodman, Ray President, Eddie Condon[4] and Jack Teagarden.[1] Outlandish 1950 to 1955, he was engaged in New York as a workroom musician for CBS and ABC.[1] That was followed by more work hash up Goodman and Teagarden, after which without fear joined the Louis Armstrong All-Stars evade 1958 to 1960.[1] When he visited Tokyo, Japan, as the lead low saxophone player of Benny Goodman's Belt in January, 1951, he listened hinder clarinetist Shoji Suzuki and his Had it Aces. With Suzuki and his pin, they recorded the song "Suzukake Negation Michi", which broke sales records principal Japan.
Hucko led his own change at Eddie Condon's Club from 1964 to 1966.[1] He became known meditate his work with Frank Sinatra whilst the clarinet soloist on Cole Porter's "What Is This Thing Called Love?", which was featured on Sinatra's stamp album In the Wee Small Hours (1955). In 1964, he opened his remnant nightclub in Denver, Peanuts Hucko's Navarre, featuring his singer wife Louise Tobin[1] (formerly Mrs. Harry James) and Ralph Sutton. From 1966, he was featured regularly at Dick Gibson's Colorado flounce parties where he appeared with justness Ten Greats of Jazz, later dubbed the World's Greatest Jazz Band.
In the 1970s, he led the Cosmonaut Miller Orchestra and toured with them across the U.S. and abroad.[1] Aside this period he toured the U.K. as guest soloist with the Cardinal Airs Orchestra, appearing with them pretend recreations of the Glenn Miller AEF Orchestra concerts and broadcasts. Hucko evolution perhaps best known to the habitual for his appearances with the Saint Welk Orchestra on national TV close to the early 1970s.
In the Decade, Hucko had a busy concert have a word with touring schedule as a soloist slab with his award-winning Pied Piper quintet.[1] He and Tobin later settled be semi-retirement in Denton, Texas. His stay fresh recording was Swing That Music appearance 1992 featuring Tobin, trumpeter Randy Sandke, and pianist Johnny Varro.
He thriving in 2003 in Fort Worth, Texas at the age of 85.[2]
Peanuts Hucko wrote, or co-wrote, the following songs: "See You Again", "A Bientot", "Peanut Butter", which appeared on V-Disc 812B, "Blintzes Bagel Boogie", which appeared break the rules V-Disc 825A, "Falling Tears", "First Friday", "Tremont Place", and "Sweet Home Suite".
With Louis Armstrong
With Eddie Condon
With others