Charlie Alexander

born in 1904 in Cinncinnati, OH, United States

died in 1970 in California, United States

Charlie Alexander

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Charlie Alexander (May 29, 1890 – February 4, 1970)[1] was an American jazz pianist from Cincinnati, Ohio.

Alexander played in theater orchestras accompanying silent films in the early 1920s. Later that decade he moved to Chicago and found work touring with the band of J. Rosamund Johnson. Following this he played with Baby Dodds and Johnny Dodds; he and Johnny formed a trio with bassist Bill Johnson in 1928. He also played in Johnny Dodds's Washboard band alongside Lil Hardin on vocals.

At the end of the 1920s he joined Louis Armstrong's big band, playing with him until 1932. At live performances, Armstrong sometimes jokingly described Alexander as his pianist from New Orleans.

Later in his life Alexander settled in California.

References

  1. Rye, Howard (2002). Alexander, Charlie Barry Kernfeld The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 1, 2nd, New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc..
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