Jimmy Strong (musician)

Strong was based in Chicago as a teenager, performing in Lottie Hightower's Nighthawks. Around 1925, he did a national tour with a traveling revue and stayed in California for a time, freelancing with several groups. Upon his return, he joined Carroll Dickerson's orchestra, where he worked with Louis Armstrong; he appears on Armstrong's Hot Fives recordings.^[1] In 1928, he also worked briefly with Clifford King. In the 1930s, he played with Cassino Simpson, Zinky Cohn, and Jimmie Noone, in addition to his own bands. Around 1940, he relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey, where he performed with local bands until his death in 1977.^[2]

Footnotes

General references

• "Jimmy Strong". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.