Johnny Dunn

cornet, trumpet · 1897–1937 · Memphis

Trumpeter born in Memphis, known for his muted playing, he led the Original Jazz Hounds, who recorded for Columbia in the early 1920s. He died of tuberculosis in Paris in 1937.

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Styles

• Dixieland (ODJB, 1917)
• Classic blues (women singers)

Landmark tracks

• Careless Blues (1923)

Sources

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