DICKERSON, CARROLL. Jazz bandleader (; in Chicago, Illinois). A violinist, he led bands in nightclubs and ballrooms of Chicago, Illinois, during the 1920s. In 1924 he toured for forty-two weeks on the Pantages circuit, the first Chicago big band to make such an extended tour. Those who played in his groups included
Louis Armstrong
, Darnell Howard,
Earl Hines
, Franz Jackson, and
Arthur (Zutty
) Singleton
, among others. He made recordings with his Savoy...
DICKERSON, CARROLL
(1895–1957)> JAZZ BANDLEADER