Lu Watters | |
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Birth name | Lucius Carl Watters |
Born | Santa Cruz, California, U.S. | December 19, 1911
Died | November 5, 1989 Santa Rosa, California, U.S. | (aged 77)
Genres | Jazz, dixieland |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument | Trumpet |
Years active | 1920s–1950 |
Lucius Carl Watters (December 19, 1911 – November 5, 1989)[1] was a trumpeter and bandleader of the Yerba Buena Jazz Band. Jazz critic Leonard Feather said, “The Yerba Buena band was perhaps the most vital factor in the reawakening of public interest in traditional jazz on the west coast.”[2]