Roy Palmer (musician)

Roy Palmer (April 2, 1892, New Orleans, Louisiana – December 22, 1963, Chicago, Illinois) was an American jazz trombonist.

Career

Palmer began his career in 1906 in New Orleans as a guitarist with the Rozelle Orchestra.[1][2] He played trumpet and then trombone with Richard M. Jones, Freddie Keppard, Willie Hightower, Tuxedo Brass Band, and Onward Brass Band.[1][2] In 1917 he left New Orleans and moved to Chicago,[2] where he worked with King Oliver, Lawrence Duhe, and Doc Cook.[1]

Palmer recorded with Johnny Dodds, Jelly Roll Morton, Ida Cox, the Alabama Rascals, and the State Street Ramblers.[1][2] In the 1930s he was a factory worker and music teacher.[1][2]

References

1. Russell, Bill; Kernfeld, Barryl (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 3 (2 ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 220. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
2. Yanow, Scott (2001). Classic Jazz. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. pp. 185–186. ISBN 0-87930-659-9.