Crawford, James Strickland “Jimmy” “Craw”

CRAWFORD, JAMES STRICKLAND JIMMY CRAW (14 Jan 1910, Memphis, Tennessee; 28 Jan 1980, New York, New York). One of the most reliable, consistent, and gentlemanly drummers, Jimmy Crawford made his early feme in the Jimmy Lunceford Band (1928-42). Lunceford was a teacher in Memphis who discovered Crawford when he was a student and gave him on-the-job training. In 1942 he served in a U.S. Army Band with Sy Oliver and Buck Clayton and later worked with Ben Webster, Edmond Hall,...