Bohumir Kryl | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bohumil Krill |
| Born | May 3, 1875 Hořice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | August 7, 1961 (aged 86) Wilmington, New York, U.S. (buried Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago) |
| Genres | Concert band |
| Occupations | Soloist, bandleader, sculptor, financial executive |
| Instruments | Cornet |
| Years active | 1890s–1950s |
| Labels | Columbia, Edison, Pathe, Victor |
| Formerly of | John Philip Sousa |
Bohumir Kryl (May 3, 1875 – August 7, 1961) was a Czech-American financial executive and art collector who is most famous as a cornetist, bandleader, and pioneer recording artist, for both his solo work and as a leader of popular and Bohemian bands. He was one of the major creative figures in the era of American music known as the "Golden Age of the Bands".[1]