Leon Joseph Roppolo (March 16, 1902 – October 5, 1943) was an American early jazz clarinetist, best known for his playing with the New Orleans Rhythm...

band members Paul Mares, Ben Pollack, Mel Stitzel, George Brunies and Leon Roppolo. The tune has become a jazz standard and is one of the most recorded...

the age of 23. Indeed, Beiderbecke had met Hardy and the clarinetist Leon Roppolo in Davenport in 1921 when the two joined a local band and played in town...

months of the breakup of the band, a member of the group, the clarinetist Leon Roppolo, was playing on riverboats in Chicago with Elmer Schoebel, Jack Pettis...

cornetist Paul Mares, trombonist George Brunies and clarinet player Leon Roppolo were school friends from New Orleans who recruited others such as Stitzel...

piano before learning the trumpet. His early jobs were with Ray Bauduc, Leon Roppolo, Jack Teagarden, and Peck Kelley (1925–27). He and Sharkey Bonano led...

1968) March 4 – Russell Reeder, soldier and author (d. 1998) March 16 – Leon Roppolo, jazz clarinetist (died 1943) March 17 – Bobby Jones, amateur golfer...

Midwestern Nights Dream Milano Milenberg Joys (Jelly Roll Morton, Paul Mares, Leon Roppolo and Walter Melrose, 1923) Miles Ahead Milestones Mimi Minha namorada...

1940. 1922 – "Farewell Blues" is a jazz composition by Paul Mares, Leon Roppolo and Elmer Schoebel of the Friar's Society Orchestra. It was used as the...

Richford (1920–1987) Sammy Rimington (born 1942) Perry Robinson (1938–2018) Leon Roppolo (1902–1943) Ned Rothenberg (born 1956) Harold Rubin (1932–2020) Pee Wee...

senator Henry J. Lutcher, sawmiller James Mather, mayor of New Orleans Leon Roppolo, early jazz clarinetist Lionel Washington, American football player and...

clarinetists who worked in Chicago, such as Jimmie Noone, Johnny Dodds, and Leon Roppolo. He learned quickly, becoming a strong player at an early age, and was...

1856) 1942 – Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer (b. 1861) 1943 – Leon Roppolo, American clarinet player and composer (b. 1902) 1950 – Frederic Lewy...

rock guitarist who founded the Steve Miller Band; in Milwaukee Died: Leon Roppolo, 41, American jazz clarinetist American and Japanese ships fought the...

include the New Orleans Rhythm Kings version with a clarinet solo by Leon Roppolo. Archaeologist Sylvanus Morley played it repeatedly on his wind up phonograph...

B.G., VL Mike, Percy Humphrey, Willie Humphrey, Idris Muhammad, and Leon Roppolo. The Wild Tchoupitoulas were established in the 13th Ward. Lee Harvey...

saxophonist and vibraphonist Tony Romano, jazz guitarist and singer Leon Roppolo (1902–1943), prominent early jazz clarinetist and composer Frank Rosolino...

syncopated style and to many of the young jazz players in New Orleans. Leon Roppolo (clarinet, guitar), Monk Hazel (drums, cornet), Pinky Vidacovich (clarinet...

June 1944. "Farewell Blues": written by Elmer Schoebel, Paul Mares, and Leon Roppolo of The New Orleans Rhythm Kings in 1922. Released as Bluebird 10495-B...

Ropp (1897–1982), president of Louisiana Tech University (1949–62) Leon Roppolo (1902–1943), musician Jacques Roy (born 1970), mayor of Alexandria (since...

Goffin, Carole King 2:35 3. "Make Love to Me" Bill Norvas, Alan Copeland, Leon Roppolo, Paul Mares, Ben Pollack, George Brunies, Mel Stitzel, Walter Melrose...

– Irena Iłłakowicz, Polish general (murdered) (b. 1906) October 5 – Leon Roppolo, American jazz clarinetist (b. 1902) October 6 – Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln...

Steve Brown, George Brunies, Merritt Brunies, Emmett Hardy, Paul Mares, Leon Roppolo, Bee Palmer, Louis 'Lou' Black, and Mel Stitzel. Joan Crawford worked...

"Farewell Blues" is a 1922 jazz standard written by Paul Mares, Leon Roppolo and Elmer Schoebel. It was first released by the seminal jazz band New Orleans...

February 27 - Marian Anderson, American contralto (d.1993) March 16 – Leon Roppolo, US jazz clarinetist (d. 1943) March 21 – Son House, blues musician (d...

House of Representatives Actor Emile Meyer (1910–1987) Jazz musician Leon Roppolo (1902–1943) Governor Oramel H. Simpson (1870–1932) MLB player, coach...

Italian-American and from New Orleans. Leon Roppolo, (March 16, 1902 – October 5, 1943). Leon Joseph Roppolo (nicknamed "Rap") was born in Lutcher, Louisiana...

Blues" is a jazz composition by George Brunies, Paul Mares, Ben Pollack, Leon Roppolo and Mel Stitzel of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. The band first recorded...

Connick Jr., Percy Humphrey, the Neville Brothers, Joe "King" Oliver, Leon Roppolo , Gregg Stafford, singers the Boswell Sisters and Mahalia Jackson; inventor...

pianist, 27 September 21 – Trixie Smith, blues singer, 48 October 5 – Leon Roppolo, jazz musician, 41 October 23 – Ben Bernie, US jazz violinist and bandleader...