Tom Stacks

Tom Stacks
Background information
Birth nameThomas De Armen Stacks
BornNovember 9, 1899
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedFebruary 19, 1936 (aged 36)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
GenresJazz
Instrument(s)Drums, vocals

Thomas De Armen Stacks, known professionally as Tom Stacks (November 9, 1899 – February 19, 1936)[1][2] was an American musician who was the lead singer, drummer, and sound effects man for many of Harry Reser's late-1920s jazz and novelty bands that included the Six Jumping Jacks.[3]

  1. ^ Stacks's full name and date of birth are provided on his September 1918 draft registration, FHL roll number 1893233.
  2. ^ New York Times, 20 February 1936, page 8
  3. ^ Laird, Ross (2001). Brunswick records: a discography of recordings, 1916-1931, Volume 2. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-313-31866-5.