[Dixielandjazz] Bill Berry Obit

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  Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Bill Berry Obit

  Maybe not well known as OKOM player, but some on this chat list =
probably
  knew Bill Berry and so I post the obit.

  November 19, 2002 - New York Times

  Bill Berry, Jazz Trumpeter, Dies at 72

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

       LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 (AP) - Bill Berry, a jazz trumpeter and big
  band leader who performed with Duke Ellington and Woody Herman, died
  here on Wednesday. He was 72.

  The cause was lung cancer, his wife, Betty Berry, said.

  Mr. Berry performed in the big bands of Herman and Maynard Ferguson
  before joining Ellington's band for three years in 1961.

  Ellington was a major influence on Mr. Berry, who went on to play and
  teach music in a career that spanned more than 50 years. For several
  years, Mr. Berry was musical director of the Monterey Jazz Festival.

  Born William Richard Berry in Benton Harbor, Mich., he spent his early
  years traveling with his parents, who were on the road in bands
  themselves. By 5, Mr. Berry could play the piano. Later he turned to =
the
  trumpet and traveled through the Midwest before serving for four years
  in the Air Force.

  Mr. Berry studied at the Cincinnati College of Music and attended
  Berklee College of Music in Boston.
  He later played with the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis orchestra and led his =
own
  big band in New York. He joined Merv Griffin's television show in 1965
  and was featured on the show for the next 15 years.

  When Mr. Griffin moved to Los Angeles, Mr. Berry followed him and
  re-formed his group as the L.A. Big Band in 1971. He continued leading
  the band part time for the next 30 years while also touring with Louie
  Bellson and doing studio work.

  Mr. Berry is survived by his wife; a son, William Berry of Englewood,
  Colo.; and a daughter, Lisa McLaughlin, of Tallmadge, Ohio.

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  <DIV><BR></DIV>Maybe not well known as OKOM player, but some on this =
chat list=20
  probably<BR>knew Bill Berry and so I post the obit.<BR><BR>November =
19, 2002 -=20
  New York Times<BR><BR>Bill Berry, Jazz Trumpeter, Dies at 72<BR><BR>By =
THE=20
  ASSOCIATED PRESS<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 =
(AP) -=20
  Bill Berry, a jazz trumpeter and big<BR>band leader who performed with =
Duke=20
  Ellington and Woody Herman, died<BR>here on Wednesday. He was =
72.<BR><BR>The=20
  cause was lung cancer, his wife, Betty Berry, said.<BR><BR>Mr. Berry =
performed=20
  in the big bands of Herman and Maynard Ferguson<BR>before joining =
Ellington's=20
  band for three years in 1961.<BR><BR>Ellington was a major influence =
on Mr.=20
  Berry, who went on to play and<BR>teach music in a career that spanned =
more=20
  than 50 years. For several<BR>years, Mr. Berry was musical director of =
the=20
  Monterey Jazz Festival.<BR><BR>Born William Richard Berry in Benton =
Harbor,=20
  Mich., he spent his early<BR>years traveling with his parents, who =
were on the=20
  road in bands<BR>themselves. By 5, Mr. Berry could play the piano. =
Later he=20
  turned to the<BR>trumpet and traveled through the Midwest before =
serving for=20
  four years<BR>in the Air Force.<BR><BR>Mr. Berry studied at the =
Cincinnati=20
  College of Music and attended<BR>Berklee College of Music in =
Boston.<BR>He=20
  later played with the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis orchestra and led his =
own<BR>big=20
  band in New York. He joined Merv Griffin's television show in =
1965<BR>and was=20
  featured on the show for the next 15 years.<BR><BR>When Mr. Griffin =
moved to=20
  Los Angeles, Mr. Berry followed him and<BR>re-formed his group as the =
L.A. Big=20
  Band in 1971. He continued leading<BR>the band part time for the next =
30 years=20
  while also touring with Louie<BR>Bellson and doing studio =
work.<BR><BR>Mr.=20
  Berry is survived by his wife; a son, William Berry of =
Englewood,<BR>Colo.;=20
  and a daughter, Lisa McLaughlin, of Tallmadge,=20
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