Alvin Burroughs
American jazz musician
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Alvin Burroughs (November 21, 1911 – August 1, 1950) was an American swing jazz drummer.
Alvin Burroughs | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Alvin Burroughs |
| Born | 1911 Mobile, AL |
| Died | August 1, 1950 (aged 38) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Drums |
Burroughs played in Kansas City with Walter Page's Blue Devils in 1928–29[1] and then with Alphonse Trent's territory band in 1930.[1]
Moving to Chicago, he played with Hal Draper's Arcadians (1935), Horace Henderson (July 1937–38),[1] and Earl Hines (September 1938–40);[1] with Hines he recorded extensively. In the early 1940s he worked with Milt Larkin's band at the Rhumboogie Club,[2] Benny Carter (late 1942),[1] and Red Allen (late 1944–April 46),[1] in addition to leading his own band.[1] He was in George Dixon's quartet in 1950[1] when he died of a heart attack. He never recorded as a leader.