Lu Watters | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lucius Carl Watters |
| Born | December 19, 1911 Santa Cruz, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 5, 1989 (aged 77) Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
| 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]
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2639. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Leonard Feather, The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Da Capo:Horizon Press, 1960, p. 455.