Frankie Dunlop: Difference between revisions

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Dunlop grew up in a musical family and began playing guitar at age nine and drums at ten. He was playing professionally by age 16 and received some classical education in percussion. He toured with [[Big Jay McNeely]] and recorded with [[Moe Koffman]] in 1950 before serving in the [[United States Army|Army]] during the [[Korean War]]. After his discharge he played with [[Sonny Stitt]], [[Charles Mingus]], [[Sonny Rollins]] (1958, 1966–67), [[Maynard Ferguson]] (1958–60), [[Lena Horne]], [[Duke Ellington]] (1960), and [[Thelonious Monk]] (1960–64); it is for his recordings with the last of these that he is principally remembered. Later in his life he recorded with [[Lionel Hampton]] (1975–81), [[Earl Hines]] (1973–74), [[Ray Crawford (musician)|Ray Crawford]], and [[Joe Zawinul]].

[[Category:Musicians from New York]]

[[Category:1928 births]]

[[Category:People from Buffalo, New York]]

[[Category:Thelonious Monk]]