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3 unusual facts about Sam Wooding


Sam Wooding

On 14 February 1934, Wooding and his orchestra were featured at The Apollo theater in Harlem in a Clarence Robinson production titled Chocolate Soldiers, starring the Broadway star Adelaide Hall.

Willie Lewis

When Cook's band was taken over by Sam Wooding, Lewis traveled with him on his tours of Europe, South America, and North Africa, remaining until Wooding disbanded the orchestra in 1931.

Wooding

Sam Wooding (1895-1985), expatriate American jazz pianist, arranger and bandleader



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