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Pee Wee Hunt
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Pee Wee Hunt was an American jazz musician, singer, and bandleader. He played the trombone and used his voice as an instrument. His musical style included jazz, dixie, and honky-tonk piano. He recorded for Capitol Records.
Hunt was born in Mount Healthy on May 10, 1907. He was educated at Ohio State University. He died in Plymouth on June 22, 1979. He was a male citizen of the United States.
He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This recognition is part of the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1907
- Active to
- 1979
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 9,005
- Total plays
- 34,098
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Pee Wee Hunt (b. May 10, 1907 – d. June 22, 1979 in Plymouth, Massachusetts) was a jazz trombonist, vocalist and band leader. Born Walter Gerhardt Hunt in Mt. Healthy, Ohio, Pee Wee developed an early musical interest since his mother played the banjo and his father played violin. The teenage Hunt was a banjoist with a local band while he was attending college at Ohio State, and during his college years he switched from banjo to trombone. He joined Jean Goldkette's Orchestra in 1928. <a href="h
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mount Healthy
- Place of death
- Plymouth
- Occupation
- singer
- Educated at
- Ohio State University
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Capitol Records
- Image
- Pee Wee Hunt 1941.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1907-05-10
- date of death
- 1979-06-22
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