Milt Buckner

Pianist

Birthday July 10, 1915

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Missouri

DEATH DATE Jul 27, 1977 (62)

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About

Pioneer of the parallel chords style, an approach that had a profound influence on such artists as George Shearing and Oscar Peterson.

Before Fame

He was Lionel Hampton's pianist and staff arranger after joining Hampton's big band in 1941.

Trivia

He also was among the first to use the electric organ.

Family Life

His uncle, trombone player John Tobias, was his first teacher. His brother Ted became a jazz saxophonist.

Associated With

He got his start playing with the McKinney Cotton Pickers and Cab Calloway in Detroit.