Orrin Tucker

Orrin Tucker
Born	February 17, 1911(1911-02-17) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	April 9, 2011(2011-04-09) (aged 100) South Pasadena, California, U.S.
Occupations	Bandleader
Instruments	Saxophone
Years active	1939–1990s

Robert Orrin Tucker (February 17, 1911 – April 9, 2011) was an American bandleader born in St. Louis, Missouri, whose theme song was "Drifting and Dreaming". His biggest hit was "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!" (1939), sung by vocalist "Wee" Bonnie Baker.

Tucker and his orchestra remained active until the 1990s, when health problems forced him to retire. In 2003, Tucker was interviewed about his passion for music and his long career as a bandleader by the NAMM Oral History program [1]. He died on April 9, 2011, aged 100.^[1]

References

1. ^ Obituary

• Orrin Tucker at the Internet Movie Database
• Biography from Yahoo Music
• Biography from Solid!
• Photos of Orrin Tucker from the George Sontag collection
• Orrin Tucker's NAMM Oral History Interview

Persondata
Name	Tucker, Orrin
Alternative names	Tucker, Robert Orrin
Short description	Bandleader, saxophonist
Date of birth	February 17, 1911
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Date of death	April 9, 2011
Place of death	South Pasadena, California, U.S.