George Lewis | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Louis Francois Zenon |
| Born | July 13, 1900 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Died | December 31, 1968 (aged 68) New Orleans |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Clarinet |
| Years active | 1917–68 |
| Labels | American Music, Decca, Victor, GHB |
George Lewis (born Joseph Louis Francois Zenon; July 13, 1900 – December 31, 1968)[1] was an American jazz clarinetist who achieved his highest profile in the later decades of his life.
- ^ Some sources give 1969 as the year of his death, but see the Lewis obituary in the New Orleans Times-Picayune, cited by Tom Bethell, George Lewis: A Jazzman from New Orleans, University of California Press, 1977, p. 277