Red Callender

Red Callender
Birth nameGeorge Sylvester Callender
Born(1916-03-06)March 6, 1916
Haynesville, Virginia, U.S.
DiedMarch 8, 1992(1992-03-08) (aged 76)
Saugus, California
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Double bass, tuba
Formerly ofThe Wrecking Crew

George Sylvester "Red" Callender (March 6, 1916 – March 8, 1992)[1] was an American string bass and tuba player. He is perhaps best known as a jazz musician, but worked with an array of pop, rock and vocal acts as a member of The Wrecking Crew, a group of first-call session musicians in Los Angeles. Callender also co-wrote the 1959 top-10 hit "Primrose Lane".

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 73/4xx. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.