Buck Clayton

Buck Clayton
Clayton photographed by William Gottlieb
Background information
Birth nameWilbur Dorsey Clayton
Born(1911-11-12)November 12, 1911
Parsons, Kansas, U.S.
DiedDecember 8, 1991(1991-12-08) (aged 80)
New York City, U.S.
GenresSwing, jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTrumpet
LabelsColumbia, Riverside

Wilbur Dorsey "Buck" Clayton (November 12, 1911 – December 8, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter who was a member of Count Basie's orchestra. His principal influence was Louis Armstrong, first hearing the record "Confessin' that I Love You" as he passed by a shop window.

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