Musician Dictionary

George "Pops" Foster

American musician (1892–1969)

DescriptionAmerican musician (1892–1969)
Source: Wikidata
Born1892-05-19
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceAscension Parish McCall Ascension Parish
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1969-10-29
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathSan Francisco San Francisco
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationtrumpeter cellist jazz musician musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsdouble bass trumpet tuba
Source: Wikidata
Genresjazz
Source: Wikidata
Member ofCharles Creath’s Jazz‐O‐Maniacs Bechet-Mezzrow Feetwarmers Dan Burley and His Skiffle Boys Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazz Men Louis Armstrong And His Savoy Ballroom Five The Mezzrow-Bechet Septet The Mezzrow-Bechet Quintet The Mound City Blue Blowers Luis Russell And His Orchestra Mezz Mezzrow And His Orchestra Fats Waller And His Buddies Mezzrow-Ladnier Quintet Sam Price Trio Bob Wilber And His Band Sidney Bechet Quartet Bunk Johnson - Sidney Bechet And Their Orchestra Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Quartet Henry "Red" Allen And His Orchestra Jack Teagarden And His Swingin' Gates Earl Hines' Dixieland Band Muggsy Spanier And His All Stars Joe Sullivan Jazz Quartet Art Hodes' Blue Five Dewey Jackson's Peacock Orchestra Sidney Bechet & His Hot Six Mutt Carey's New Yorkers Sam Price And His Texas Blusicians Art Hodes' Hot Five Jonah Jones Band Emmett Berry And His Orchestra The All Star Stompers Don Ewell Quartet Earl Hines And His Band Sidney Bechet's Jazz Band Albert Nicholas And His Creole Serenaders Rod Cless Quartet Bob Wilber And His Jazz Band The "This Is Jazz" All-Stars Pops Foster's "Big 8" Earl Bostic's Gotham Sextet Jimmy Archey's Band Earl Hines / Muggsy Spanier All Stars Bechet-Nicholas Blue Five Huddie Leadbetter Quartet Mart Gross And The Cellar Boys
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz

Also known as

"Pops" Foster 'Pops' Foster Bass Foster Forster Foster G. Foster G. Pops Foster Gearge (Pops) Foster Geo "Pops" Foster Geo. "Pops" Foster Georg "Pops" Foster George "Pop" Foster George "Pops Foster George "Pops" Forster George "Pops" Foster George 'Pops" Foster George 'Pops' Foster George 'pops' Foster George (Pops) Foster George <Pops> Foster George Foster George Murphy Foster George Pops Foster George « Pops » Foster George «Pops» Foster George »Pops« Foster George “Pops” Foster George “Pop” Foster Joe "Pops" Foster P. Forster P. Foster Pop Foster Pop's Foster Pops Foster Warren "Pops" Foster Will "Pops" Foster « Pops » Foster «Pops» Foster Дж. Попс Фостер

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Identifiers

mbid: 6c097081-53d9-417f-a169-2eface036ca7 · wikidata: Q2005676 · isni: 0000000055146251 · discogs: 307454

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