Dave Tough

For American record producer, see Dave Tough (record producer).
Dave Tough
Dave Tough in Eddie Condon's basement, c. 1947 Photography by William P. Gottlieb
Dave Tough in Eddie Condon's basement, c. 1947
Photography by William P. Gottlieb
Background information
Birth nameDavid Jarvis Tough
Born(1907-04-26)April 26, 1907
Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
DiedDecember 9, 1948(1948-12-09) (aged 41)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrums
Years active1925–1948

Dave Tough (April 26, 1907 – December 9, 1948)[1] was an American jazz drummer associated with Dixieland and swing jazz in the 1930s and 1940s.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 398/9. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.