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Gene Sedric | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eugene Hall Sedric |
| Also known as | "Honey Bear" |
| Born | June 17, 1907 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Died | April 3, 1963 (aged 55) |
| Genres | Jazz |
Gene Sedric (né Eugene Hall Cedric; June 17, 1907, St. Louis, Missouri – April 3, 1963, New York City)[1] was an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist. He acquired the nickname "Honey Bear" in the 1930s because of his large camelhair coat.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2219. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.