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'''Avery Parrish''' (January 24, 1917 – December 1, 1959) was an American [[jazz]] pianist and songwriter. |
'''Avery Parrish''' (January 24, 1917 – December 1, 1959) was an American [[jazz]] pianist and songwriter. |
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Parrish was born in [[Birmingham, Alabama]].<ref name="AM">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/avery-parrish-mn0000063735 |title= Avery Parrish – Artist Biography |last1= Yanow |first1= Scott |date= |website= AllMusic |publisher= |accessdate=August 10, 2014}}</ref> He graduated from Parker High School in Birmingham.<ref name="Pitts">{{cite news|title=Musician Avery Parrish Dies |url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/841393/the_pittsburgh_courier/? |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier |date=January 2, 1960|page=23|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = August 10, 2014 }} {{Open access}}</ref> |
Parrish was born in [[Birmingham, Alabama]].<ref name="AM">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/avery-parrish-mn0000063735 |title= Avery Parrish – Artist Biography |last1= Yanow |first1= Scott |date= |website= AllMusic |publisher= |accessdate=August 10, 2014}}</ref> He graduated from [[A. H. Parker High School|Parker High School]] in Birmingham.<ref name="Pitts">{{cite news|title=Musician Avery Parrish Dies |url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/841393/the_pittsburgh_courier/? |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier |date=January 2, 1960|page=23|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = August 10, 2014 }} {{Open access}}</ref> |
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Parrish studied at the [[Alabama State University|Alabama State Teachers College]], where he played in the [[Bama State Collegians]], an ensemble led by [[Erskine Hawkins]].<ref name="AM" /> He remained in Hawkins's employ until 1941<ref name="AM" /> and recorded with him extensively. Parrish wrote the music to "[[After Hours (Avery Parrish song)|After Hours]]", and a 1940 recording of the tune with Hawkins's orchestra resulted in its becoming a [[jazz standard]]. |
Parrish studied at the [[Alabama State University|Alabama State Teachers College]], where he played in the [[Bama State Collegians]], an ensemble led by [[Erskine Hawkins]].<ref name="AM" /> He remained in Hawkins's employ until 1941<ref name="AM" /> and recorded with him extensively. Parrish wrote the music to "[[After Hours (Avery Parrish song)|After Hours]]", and a 1940 recording of the tune with Hawkins's orchestra resulted in its becoming a [[jazz standard]]. |
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Avery Parrish (January 24, 1917 – December 1, 1959) was an American jazz pianist and songwriter.
Parrish was born in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] He graduated from Parker High School in Birmingham.[2]
Parrish studied at the Alabama State Teachers College, where he played in the Bama State Collegians, an ensemble led by Erskine Hawkins.[1] He remained in Hawkins's employ until 1941[1] and recorded with him extensively. Parrish wrote the music to "After Hours", and a 1940 recording of the tune with Hawkins's orchestra resulted in its becoming a jazz standard.
Parrish left Hawkins in 1941 and moved to California.[1] He was involved in a bar fight in 1942 which left him partly paralyzed at the age of 24; he was unable to play music for the rest of his life.[1] He worked outside of music until his death in 1959 of unknown causes.[1] A contemporary report stated that he "had been found lying in Harlem streets five days before he died at the Harlem Hospital. There were no marks of violence on his body."[2]
In 1979, Parrish was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Yanow, Scott. "Avery Parrish – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ^ a b "Musician Avery Parrish Dies". The Pittsburgh Courier. January 2, 1960. p. 23. Retrieved August 10, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
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