Earl Malcolm "Jock" Caruthers Sr. (May 27, 1910 – April 5, 1971) was an American jazz saxophonist associated with the Kansas City jazz scene.
Earl Carruthers | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Earl Malcolm Caruthers |
| Also known as | Jock |
| Born | May 27, 1910 Monroe County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 1971 (aged 60) Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, Kansas City jazz |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
Early life and education
editBorn in Monroe County, Mississippi, Caruthers studied at Fisk University in the 1920s.[1]
Career
editCarruthers began playing in Bennie Moten's ensemble in 1928. He worked in St. Louis, Missouri early in the next decade with Dewey Jackson and Fate Marable, then joined the band of Jimmie Lunceford in 1932. He recorded with Lunceford often and remained a member of his orchestra until Lunceford's death in 1947.[2]
Caruthers played with Joe Thomas and Ed Wilcox. He later worked as a milkman at Meyers Sanitary Milk through the 1960s.
Personal life
editEarl Caruthers died in Kansas City. He had three children.[3]
References
edit- ^ Determeyer, Eddy (2010-03-10). Rhythm Is Our Business: Jimmie Lunceford and the Harlem Express. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-02630-2.
- ^ "Earl Caruthers Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
- ^ "Obituary: Candace Caruthers / Award-winning TV writer-producer". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2022-06-25.