- Born
- 28 November 1907
Topeka - Died
- 6 June 1968
New York City - Country
- United States
Biography
George Wettling was a jazz musician who played drum kit. George Wettling was born on 28 November 1907 in Topeka and died on 6 June 1968 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz.
George Godfrey Wettling (November 28, 1907 – June 6, 1968) was an American jazz drummer. He was born in Topeka, Kansas, United States, and from his early teens was living in Chicago, Illinois. He was one of the young Chicagoans who fell in love with jazz as a result of hearing King Oliver's band (with Louis Armstrong on second cornet) at Lincoln Gardens in the early 1920s. Oliver's drummer, Baby Dodds, made a particular and lasting impression on Wettling. Wettling went on to work with the big bands of Artie Shaw, Bunny Berigan, Red Norvo, Paul Whiteman, and Chico Marx, but he was at his best with bands led by Eddie Condon, Muggsy Spanier, and himself. In these small bands, Wettling demonstrated the arts of dynamics and responding to a particular soloist that he had learned from Baby Dodds.
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Historic 78 rpm records
- WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS Connee Boswell and her V-Disc Music Men · Yank Lawson · Vernon Brown… archive.org ↗
- Fun to Be Fooled; You Said It; Let's Fall in Love; Moanin' in the Morning Ernie Caceres · Ira Gershwin and E. Y. Harburg · Lou McGarity ·… archive.org ↗
- China Boy Muggsy Spanier and his V-Disc Jazz Band · Muggsy Spanier · Lou… archive.org ↗
- BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA LEE WILEY · THE EDDIE CONDON QUINTETTE · Ernie Caceres · Dave Bowman… archive.org ↗
- That's A'Plenty Muggsy Spanier and his V-Disc All Stars · Pollack · Muggsy Spanier ·… archive.org ↗
- DOWN WITH LOVE LEE WILEY · THE EDDIE CONDON SEXTETTE · Billy Butterfly · Dave… archive.org ↗
- I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING LEE WILEY · THE EDDDIE CONDON QUINTETTE · Ernie Caceres · Dave… archive.org ↗
- THAT'S A PLENTY Muggsy Spanier and his V-DISC All Stars · Muggsy Spanier · Lou… archive.org ↗
Frequently asked questions
What instrument did George Wettling play?
George Wettling is known for playing drum kit.
When and where was George Wettling born?
George Wettling was born 28 November 1907 in Topeka.
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