- Howard 'Howdy' Quicksell
ist.
He was featured on
banjo with theJean Goldkette orchestra from 1922 until 1927, one of just two mainstays (saxophonistDoc Ryker was the other) with the Goldkette band from inception to demise. During this period he also recorded with pick-up groups led byBix Beiderbecke andFrank Trumbauer .He co-composed the songs "Sorry" and "Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down," both recorded by Bix Beiderbecke. The former was also recorded by
Fletcher Henderson , while the latter was featured inWoody Allen 's film "Sweet and Lowdown". Other notable Quicksell compositions include "Pardon The Glove" and "Dustin' The Donkey" (a.k.a. "The Pay Off"), both recorded by theCalifornia Ramblers as well as by other dance bands of the period.Quicksell left the music business in the 1930s and was employed for many years by a
Michigan distillery . He later lived inDes Moines, Iowa .
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