Stan Keller
Stan Keller | |
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 Photo by James Johann Kriegsmann (1911-1994) New York | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stanley Keller Grubb |
| Born | May 1, 1907 Reading, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 7, 1990 (aged 83) Arvada, Colorado |
| Genres | Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Big band, Polkas |
| Occupation(s) | Bandleader Saxophonist Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Woodwinds, Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Bassoon, Oboe |
| Years active | 1920s - mid 1960s |
Stan Keller (né Stanley Keller Grubb, May 1, 1907–August 7, 1990) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader.[1]
Stan Keller Orchestra[edit]
While performing at the Stork Club in New York City, Sherman Billingsley, the proprietor, often referred to Keller's group as the "Ork of Stork" ("ork" being colloquial for "orchestra").[citation needed]
Biography[edit]
Stanley Keller Grubb's parents were Benjamin Franklin Grubb (b. 1873), a steam shovel operator in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania and Elizabeth (née Keller) Grubb (b. 1872). The family descended from John Grubb, who came to the Delaware Valley from Cornwall in 1677.[2] The youngest of four children, Stan mastered the clarinet, all saxophones, flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn, and bassoon. He performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age 13.[1]
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