Glen Gray

Glen Gray
Background information
Born(1900-06-07)June 7, 1900
Roanoke, Illinois, United States
DiedAugust 23, 1963(1963-08-23) (aged 63)
Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
GenresJazz, swing
OccupationBandleader
InstrumentSaxophone
Years active1915–1963
LabelsBrunswick, Decca, Capitol

Glenn Gray Knoblauch (June 7, 1900 – August 23, 1963),[1] known professionally as Glen Gray, was an American jazz saxophonist and leader of the Casa Loma Orchestra.[2]

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1020. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ The Mississippi Rag, "Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra," George A. Borgman, October 2006, page 1