Harry James Biography

Harry James biography

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NAME: Harry Haag James
OCCUPATION: Songwriter, Conductor, Trumpet Player
BIRTH DATE: March 15, 1916
DEATH DATE: July 05, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH: Albany, Georgia

PLACE OF DEATH: Las Vegas, Nevada

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American jazz musician Harry James learned to play the trumpet at age eight and became one of the most admired trumpet players of the big band era.

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Born in Georgia in 1916, Harry James learned to play the trumpet at age eight and became one of the most admired jazz musicians of the big band era. He was so popular in the early 1940s that Columbia Records couldn't press enough of his records to meet demand. In 1943 he married film star Betty Grable and appeared in several movies.