George F. Erwin

(1913-1981) born in Falls City, Richardson County. Musician, composer, bandleader, known as Pee Wee Erwin, performed as trumpeter for well known bands of Benny Goodman, Ray Noble, Tommy Dorsey in the 1930s, asked Glenn Miller to write trumpet parts in a high range that resulted in the sound made famous by Miller's band, performed on radio and television, a member of top Dixieland groups, co-owned a music school in Teaneck, New Jersey, composed such jazz numbers as "Piano Man" and "Creole Rag". Consult American National Biography, Vol 7 (1999) 569-570.

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