McGHEE, HOWARD. Jazz trumpeter ( in Tulsa, Oklahoma). He studied music with his half-brother, and received his musical education in the public schools of Detroit, Michigan. He played clarinet in his high-school band, but later changed to trumpet after being inspired by the playing of
Louis Armstrong
and
Roy Eldridge
. During the 1940s-early 1950s he played with various groups, including Lionel Hampton,
Andrew (Andy
) Kirk
(1941-42, 1943-44), Charlie Barnet...
MCGHEE, HOWARD
(*1918)> JAZZ TRUMPETER