- Wingy Manone
Wingy Manone (
13 February 1900 –9 July 1982 ) was an Americanjazz trumpet er,singer , andbandleader .Biography
Manone (pronounced "ma-KNOWN") was born Joseph Matthews Mannone in
New Orleans, Louisiana . He lost an arm in astreetcar accident, which resulted in hisnickname of "Wingy". He used a prosthesis, handling it so naturally and unnoticeably that his disability was not apparent to the public.After playing trumpet and cornet professionally with various bands in his home town, he began to travel across America in the 1920s, working in
Chicago ,New York City ,Texas ,Mobile, Alabama ,California ,St. Louis, Missouri and other locations; he continued to travel widely throughout the United States and Canada for decades.Manone was an esteemed musician who was frequently recruited for recording sessions. He plays on some early
Benny Goodman records, for example, and fronted various pickup groups under pseudonyms like "The Cellar Boys." His style was similar to that of fellow New Orleans trumpeterLouis Prima : hot jazz with trumpet leads, punctuated by good-natured spoken patter in a pleasantly gravelly voice.His hit records included "Tar Paper Stomp" (an original riff composition of 1929 that was later used as the basis for
Glenn Miller 's "In the Mood "), and a hot 1934 version of a sweet ballad of the time "The Isle of Capri", which was said to have annoyed the songwriters despite the royalties revenue it earned them.Manone's group, like other bands, often recorded alternate versions of songs during the same sessions; Manone's vocals would be used for the American, Canadian, and British releases, and strictly instrumental versions would be intended for the international, non-English-speaking markets. Thus there is more than one version of many Wingy Manone hits. Among his better records are "San Antonio Stomp" (1934), "Send Me" (1936), and the novelty hit "The Broken Record" (1936). He and his band did regular recording and
radio work through the 1930s, and appeared withBing Crosby in the movie "Rhythm on the River" in 1940.In 1943 he recorded several tunes as "Wingy Manone and His Cats"; that same year he performed in
Soundies movie musicals. One of his Soundies reprised his recent hit "Rhythm on the River."Wingy Manone's autobiography, "Trumpet on the Wing," was published in 1948.
From the 1950s he was based mostly in California and
Las Vegas, Nevada , although he also toured through theUnited States ,Canada , and parts ofEurope to appear at jazz festivals.He is survived by his son, Joseph Matthew Manone II and his three grandsons;
Jimmy Manone who are both musicians, as well as Joseph Matthew Manone III and Jon Scott (Manone) Harris.Style
Wingy Manone played a hot jazz lead horn, and was a master of humorous use of
slang andjive talk.External links
* [http://www.redhotjazz.com/wingy.html Joseph "Wingy" Manone on RedHotJazz.com] short biography and .ram files of some of Wingy's vintage recordings
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