Buddy Childers

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Buddy Childers
Childers (left) and Stan Kenton, ca. 1947.
Background information
Birth name	Marion Childers
Born	(1926-02-12)February 12, 1926 Belleville, Illinois, United States
Died	May 24, 2007(2007-05-24) (aged 81) Woodland Hills, California, United States
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument	Trumpet
Labels	Candid Records
Formerly of	Stan Kenton Tommy Dorsey Woody Herman

Marion "Buddy" Childers (February 12, 1926 – May 24, 2007) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer and ensemble leader. Childers became famous in 1942 at the age of 16, when Stan Kenton hired him to be the lead trumpet in his band.