DICKENSON, VICTOR

DICKENSON, VICTOR (VIC). Jazz trombonist (6 August 1906 in Xenia, Ohio). His brother Carlos became a professional musician. He first played organ, then changed to trombone at an early age and played with local groups during his high-school days. After his family moved about 1922 to Columbus, Ohio, he played with groups there. He began playing professionally about 1925 in Madison, Wisconsin, with Don Phillips. Thereafter he played with various groups, including Lawrence (Speed) Webb (1929-30,...