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Pee Wee Russell

Jazz
Charles Ellsworth "Pee Wee" Russell, born March 27, 1906 in Maplewood, Missouri, was an American clarinetist. Inspired by Alcide "Yellow" Nuñez, he settled on the clarinet and began his professional career in 1922 with various touring acts. His debut recording was "Fuzzy Wuzzy Bird" with Herb Berger’s Band in 1924. In the late 1920s, Russell joined Bix Beiderbecke's band. Throughout the 1930s, he collaborated with artists like Adrian Rollini and Louis Prima. He moved to New York in the mid-1940s and performed regularly at Greenwich Village clubs. In the 1950s, Russell frequently ...
Songs
Diane
DianeJack Teagarden, Eddie Condon, Bud Freeman, Bobby Hackett and Pee Wee Russell

The Golden Horn of Jack Teagarden

3:04

If I Had You
If I Had YouPee Wee Russell

We're In the Money

7:00

But Not For Me
But Not For Me 

From Girl Crazy

Lee Wiley, Eddie Condon, Bud Freeman, Max Kaminsky, Pee Wee Russell, Fats Waller, Artie Shapiro and Max Kaminsky's Orchesta

L'art Vocal Vol.15 : Lee Wiley : 1931-1940

2:25

It Had to Be You
It Had to Be YouMax Kaminsky and Pee Wee Russell

Dance Party

4:36

I've Got a Crush On You
I've Got a Crush On You 

From Strike Up the Band

Lee Wiley, Eddie Condon, Bud Freeman, Max Kaminsky, Pee Wee Russell, Fats Waller, Artie Shapiro and Max Kaminsky's Orchesta

Eddie Condon's Treasury Of Jazz

3:15

Back in Your Own Backyard
Back in Your Own BackyardEddie Condon, Pee Wee Russell, Ernie Caceres and Rhythm Section

Back in Your Own Back Yard / All the Wrongs You've Done to Me

2:31

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