HODGES, JOHN CORNELIUS (RABBIT
or JOHNNY
). Jazz saxophonist ( in Cambridge, Massachusetts; in New York, New York). He played piano and drums as a child; at fourteen he began saxophone study, and later
Sidney Bechet
gave him a few lessons. He obtained his musical education in the public schools of Boston, Massachusetts. One of his earliest professional experiences was playing in a band led by
William (Willie-the-Lion
) Smith
at New York's Rhythm Club (1925)...