Johnny Dunn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johnny Dunn

American traditional jazz trumpeter and vaudeville performer

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1897

Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 20-Aug-1937

Profession: conductor, bandleader, trumpeter, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Johnny Dunn (February 19, 1897 – August 20, 1937) was an American traditional jazz trumpeter and vaudeville performer, who was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
He is probably best known for his work during the 1920s with musicians such as Perry Bradford or Noble Sissle.
He has been compared in sound and style to both King Oliver and Louis Armstrong.
In 1922, he recorded as a member of Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds, together with Garvin Bushell, Coleman Hawkins, Everett Robbins, Bubber Miley and Herb Flemming.