Jimmie Grier And His Orchestra

b. 1902, USA, d. June 1959, USA. Based in Los Angeles, California, USA, Jimmie Grier was subtitled ‘the musical host of the coast' due to his big band orchestra's enduring popularity in the region. The group was formed in 1932 after Grier had learned his craft alongside Abe Lyman, Georgie Stoll and Gus Arnheim. He recruited Stanley Green, Cliff Barber, Jimmy Briggs, Gordon Green, Art Grier (his brother), Dick Webster, Henry Jaworski, Frank Schumacher, Eddy Campbell, Hal Chanslor, Paul King, Jack Ordean, Jack Mootz, Everet McLaughlin, Clyde Ridge, Bill Hamilton, Wally Roth and ...