Herschel Evans

Herschel Evans
Herschel Evans c. 1939
Background information
Born(1909-03-09)March 9, 1909
Denton, Texas, U.S.
DiedFebruary 9, 1939(1939-02-09) (aged 29)
New York City
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTenor saxophone

Herschel "Tex" Evans (9 March 1909 – 9 February 1939) was an American tenor saxophonist who was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra. He also worked with Lionel Hampton and Buck Clayton. He is also known for starting his cousin Joe McQueen's interest in the saxophone. Joe McQueen, living until 2019 at age 100, may well have been the last surviving person to have known Herschel during his lifetime.

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