Peanuts Hucko
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Michael Andrew "Peanuts" Hucko, born on April 7, 1918, in Syracuse, New York, was an American big band musician primarily known for his clarinet playing, though he also performed on saxophone. He moved to New York City in 1939 and began his professional career on tenor saxophone with bands including Will Bradley, Tommy Reynolds, and Joe Marsala. During World War II, he served in Europe with the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band, switching his focus to clarinet due to the practical demands of marching. After the war, Hucko performed with Benny Goodman, Ray McKinley, Eddie Condon, and Jack Teagarden, and later joined Louis Armstrong's All-Stars. He led his own group at Eddie Condon's Club and opened Peanuts Hucko's Navarre nightclub in Denver in 1964, featuring his wife, singer Louise Tobin. In the 1970s, he toured extensively with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and appeared regularly on national TV with the Lawrence Welk Orchestra. Hucko died on June 19, 2003, in Fort Worth, Texas.
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- Struttin' With Some Barbecue featuring Earl Hines
- Now You Has Jazz
- Prince of Wails
- At Sundown (Chicago: Austin High School Jazz in Hi-Fi) featuring Bud Freeman
- Sugar
- Sugar (Chicago: Austin High School Jazz in Hi-Fi) featuring Bud Freeman
- Forty-Seventh and State
- Nobody's Sweetheart (Chicago: Austin High School Jazz in Hi-Fi) featuring Bud Freeman
- Tiger Rag
- China Boy (Chicago: Austin High School Jazz in Hi-Fi) featuring Bud Freeman
- Peanuts Butter
- Memphis Blues featuring Earl Hines
- Caravan featuring Earl Hines
- Autumn Leaves
- At the Jazz Band Ball
- You Took Advantage of Me
- St. Louis Blues
- Sunday
- There'll Be Some Changes Made
- Stealin' Apples
- What's New ?
- Bye Bye Blackbird featuring Dave McKenna
- Ja Da featuring Dave McKenna
- There'll Be Some Changes Made (Chicago: Austin High School Jazz in Hi-Fi) featuring Bud Freeman
