Will Bradley | |
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![]() Will Bradley in a 1942 advertisement | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Wilbur Schwichtenberg |
Born | Newton, New Jersey, U.S. | July 12, 1912
Died | Flemington, New Jersey, U.S. | July 15, 1989 (aged 77)
Genres | Big band, boogie-woogie |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Trombone |
Wilbur Schwichtenberg (July 12, 1912 – July 15, 1989),[1] known professionally as Will Bradley, was an American trombonist and bandleader during the 1930s and 1940s. He performed swing, dance music, and boogie-woogie songs, many of them written or co-written by Don Raye.