George Dixon
Deceased Person
1909 – 1994
Who was George Dixon?
George Dixon was an American jazz trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist.
Although he was born in New Orleans, Dixon moved often as a child with his father, a minister who toured the American South. He began playing violin at age 13 while living in Natchez, Mississippi, and studied the instrument at Arkansas State College, where he also picked up alto saxophone.
Dixon moved to Chicago in 1926, where he played with Sammy Stewart from 1928, including on a tour of New York City in 1930. Dixon then worked with Earl Hines throughout the decade of the 1930s. He led a Navy band in Memphis, Tennessee during World War II, then played in Chicago with Floyd Campbell, Ted Eggleston, and others. He led his own band at the Circle Inn in the 1940s and early 1950s.
From about the mid-1950s Dixon stopped playing full-time, though he continued to play occasionally up until his death in 1994.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Apr 8, 1909
New Orleans - Education
- Arkansas State University
- Died
- Aug 1, 1994
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"George Dixon." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 8 Jun 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/biography/george-dixon/m/0416znh>.
Discuss this George Dixon biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In