Orrin Tucker

Orrin Tucker
Birth nameRobert Orrin Tucker
Born(1911-02-17)February 17, 1911
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died(2011-04-09)April 9, 2011 (aged 100)
South Pasadena, California, United States
OccupationBandleader
InstrumentSaxophone
Years active1939–1990s

Robert Orrin Tucker (February 17, 1911[1] – April 9, 2011)[2] was an American bandleader born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States,[3] whose theme song was "Drifting and Dreaming".[1] His biggest hit was "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!" (1939), sung by vocalist "Wee" Bonnie Baker. He founded his first band while a college student at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.

  1. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2540/1. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
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