Emmett Hardy
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Emmett Hardy | |
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Hardy performing with the Carlisle Evans Band in 1921 | |
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Birth name | Emmett Louis Hardy |
Born | June 12, 1903 |
Origin | Gretna, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | June 16, 1925 (aged 22) |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Cornet |
Associated acts | New Orleans Rhythm Kings |
Emmett Louis Hardy (June 12, 1903 – June 16, 1925) was a jazz cornet player during the early 1900s.
Career
In Hardy's early teens, he was a member of Papa Jack Laine's band, then worked in the Carlisle Evans Band and Norman Brownlee's Orchestra of New Orleans. He belonged to a small band that supported singer Bee Palmer. In 1919, he returned to New Orleans and started a band. After moving to Chicago, he became a member of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. Hardy died, aged twenty-two, from tuberculosis.[1]
References
- ^ Chadbourne, Eugene. "Emmett Hardy". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 December 2018.