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Bunk Johnson | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | William Gary Johnson |
Also known as | Bunk |
Born | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | December 27, 1889
Died | July 7, 1949 New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 59)
Genres | Jazz |
Instrument | Trumpet |
Years active | 1905–1931, 1942–1947 |
Formerly of | Bunk Johnson & His New Orleans Jazz Band, George Lewis, Louis Armstrong |
Willie Gary "Bunk" Johnson (December 27, 1889 – July 7, 1949)[1][2] was an American prominent jazz trumpeter from New Orleans.