Buddy Childers
Buddy Childers | |
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Childers (left) and Stan Kenton, ca. 1947. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marion Childers |
| Born | February 12, 1926 Belleville, Illinois, United States |
| Died | May 24, 2007 (aged 81) Woodland Hills, California, United States |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Trumpet |
| Labels | Candid Records |
| Formerly of | |
Marion "Buddy" Childers (February 12, 1926 – May 24, 2007) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer and ensemble leader. Childers became famous in 1942 at the age of 16, when Stan Kenton hired him to be the lead trumpet in his band.