Wingy Manone
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Biography
Joseph Matthews "Wingy" Manone, born on February 13, 1900 in New Orleans, Louisiana, was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, singer, and bandleader. After losing his right arm at age ten, he began playing professionally with various bands in New Orleans. In the 1920s, Manone traveled across America, working in cities like Chicago and New York. His style featured trumpet leads and good-natured spoken patter. Manone's hit records included "Tar Paper Stomp" (1929) and a 1934 version of "The Isle of Capri". He collaborated with Benny Goodman on early recordings and fronted groups like "The Cellar Boys." In 1940, Manone appeared in the film Rhythm on the River with Bing Crosby. From the 1950s, he was based in California and Las Vegas, touring extensively. Manone died on July 9, 1982, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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- Bread An' Gravy
- Ghetto by Wingy Manone
- Impromptu Ensemble featuring Pee Wee Russell
- Feel Like Makin' Love by Wingy Manone
- People Make The World Go Around by Wingy Manone
- I'm So Proud by Wingy Manone
- You Started Me Dreaming
- Love And Happiness by Wingy Manone
- Stranger by Wingy Manone
- Trying To Stop My Crying
- Isn't There A Little Love ? (Shand-Lee-Manone)
- (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right by Wingy Manone
- Fare Thee Well
- Oh, How It Hurts by Wingy Manone
- Sunny by Wingy Manone
- Royal Garden Blues, Pt. 2
- Royal Garden Blues, Pt. 1
- Shake That Thing (Jackson)
- O Sole Mio
- In The Slot
- Never Had No Lovin'
- That's a Gasser
- No Calling Card (Marnone)
- Georgia Gal
