About Wilson Myers
Lived 1906 – 1991 (aged 84). Wilson Myers was an American jazz musician, music arranger and musician.
Wilson "Serious" Myers (born Ernest Wilson Myers or Wilson Ernestine Myers, was an American jazz double-bassist, baritone and bass saxophonist, vocalist, bandleader and arranger, best known for his contributions to New Orleans jazz. He also played trombone on a 1996 released album of Django Reinhardt recordings.
Biography Myers was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania. He also worked with the Spirits of Rhythm in the 1930s and 1940s, and in the latter decade played with Jimmy Dorsey, Bob Mosley, Tiger Haynes, Rex Stewart, and for a short time with Duke Ellington.
He worked locally in Philadelphia into the 1970s, playing music in addition to working as a preacher. He died in Philadelphia in 1992.
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American musician
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Wilson Myers was born on 2 October 1906.
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Wilson Myers died on 25 March 1991 in Philadelphia.
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Wilson Myers was a jazz musician, music arranger and musician.
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Wilson Myers was American.
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