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:''This article is about John Beecher, the bandleader. For John Beecher, the poet, see John Beecher.'' John Hubbard Beecher, ''also known as'' Little John Beecher (8 February 1927 Marshalltown, Iowa – 6 August 1987 Muscogee County, Georgia) was an American bandleader, jazz trumpeter and valve trombonist, and a singer of novelty songs. His band, "Little John Beecher and his Orchestra," was active throughout the 1950s, and was booked by National Orchestra Service of Omaha, Nebraska.〔 Before forming his own band, he played trumpet with Lee Williams. ==Bands== * Lee Williams Orchestra * Little John Beecher and His Orchestra — Beecher founded and served as its bandleader throughout the 1950s. The orchestra was a nonet plus a featured vocalist territory band. Beecher was a large man, weighing 300 pounds in 1955. He promoted the catchphrase "THE BAND with the big front."〔 Beecher booked his gigs through the National Orchestra Service ("NOS"), a territory band agency based out of Omaha, Nebraska.〔〔 Royce Stoenner, who had been an executive at NOS, left the agency in 1959 to become a partner with the Dave Brumitt Agency, a territory band booking agency in Atlanta. John Beecher followed Stoenner to Georgia and started working through his agency there. Shortly thereafter in 1959, the band ended. * (The Cavaliers Orchestra ) — Jimmy Fuller founded this group in 1946 and served as bandleader until 1976. Having played trumpet with the Cavaliers since 1973, John Beecher became its second bandleader in the spring of 1976. The Orchestra, based in Columbus, Georgia, is still in existence today. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Hubbard Beecher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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