- Pete Jacobs
Pete Edward Jacobs (May 7, 1899,
Asbury Park, New Jersey - ca. 1952) was an Americanjazz drummer.Jacobs played in the
Musical Aces , then joined the band ofClaude Hopkins from 1926 to 1928. He left Hopkins to play withCharlie Skeete in 1928, then returned to play with Hopkins from 1928 until 1938. During this ten-year tenure in Hopkins's orchestra, Jacobs recorded extensively with the group onBrunswick Records , particularly during the period 1932 to 1927. Additionally, he appeared with the band in the short films "Barbershop Blues" (1933) and "By Request" (1936).Jacobs fell ill in 1938 and had to quit the group, and never returned to active performance.
References
*"Pete Jacobs", "Grove Jazz" online.
*Eugene Chadbourne , [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:knfoxq85ldfe~T1 Pete Jacobs] atAllmusic Further reading
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John Chilton , "Who's Who of Jazz".
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