Austin High School Gang
The Austin High School Gang was a young group of white teenage boys from the suburbs of the west side of Chicago who formed a jazz band in the 1920s that rose to prominence among jazz musicians playing Chicago style[1].
The members[2] of the Austin High Gang included the following:
- Jimmy McPartland - cornet
- Dick McPartland - banjo, guitar
- Frank Teschemacher - clarinet
- Bud Freeman - tenor saxophone
- Jim Lannigan - string bass, tuba
- Dave North - piano
- Dave Tough - drums
References
- ^ Edward, Charles (1939). "The Austin High Gang". Brace & Company - New York. Retrieved 2006-03-27.
- ^ Wang, Richard A. "Austin High Gang". Retrieved 2006-03-27.