Allen Eager
Sign in to saveAmerican musician (1927–2003)
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- Born
- 19 January 1809
- Died
- 7 October 1849
- Works
- 3639
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- A Causa Secreta
- The complete poetical works of Edgar Allan Poe
- Fall of the house of Usher
- Complete poems of Edgar Allan Poe
- The poetical works of Edgar Allan Poe
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Allen Eager (Jan. 10, 1927, New York City - May 13, 2003, Daytona Beach, Florida) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Eager first played jazz as a teenager during World War II in the bands of Bobby Sherwood, Sonny Dunham, Shorty Sherock, Hal McIntyre, Woody Herman, Tommy Dorsey, and Johnny Bothwell. After the war he became a regular on the scene around 52nd Street in New York; he led his own ensemble there from 1946-48. In 1948 he played with Tadd Dameron <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Daytona Beach
- Occupation
- composer
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- clarinet
- Sport
- auto racing
- Image
- Allen Eager 1947.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1927-01-10
- date of death
- 2003-04-13
- Commons category
- Allen Eager
- pseudonym
- A. N. Other
- medical condition
- liver cancer
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