Harry Edison
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1915-10-10
- Active to
- 1999-07-29
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Harry "Sweets" Edison (October 10, 1915 – July 27, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and member of the Count Basie Orchestra. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Edison spent his early childhood in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was introduced to music by an uncle. After moving back to Columbus at the age of 12, the young Edison began playing the trumpet with local bands. In 1933, he became a member of the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra in Cleveland. Afterwards he played with the Mills Blue Rhythm Band and Luc
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Columbus
- Place of death
- Columbus
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Genre
- swing
- Instrument
- trumpet
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Image
- SweetsEdison&LockjawDavis.jpg
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- Sweets Edison
- date of birth
- 1915-10-10
- date of death
- 1999-07-27
- pseudonym
- Sweets
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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