Paul Fredricks

German-American brass musician of the Big Bands Era of the 1930s and 1940s.
Born July 14, 1918. Died July 4, 2010 (aged 91).
His parents were immigrants and he was raised near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for his unique skills as a trumpeter and left his mark on a range of larger bands such as the orchestras of Alvino Rey, Charlie Spivak, Les Brown And His Band Of Renown, and Mel Tormé and The Mel-Tones, in the jazz music scene of the period surrounding World War II. He later ventured off with his own New Orleans-style Dixieland jazz band The Paul Fredricks Orchestra, later The Crescent City Stompers. He was featured (uncredited) in some Hollywood films including "Sing Your Worries Away" (1942).
He had a lasting eight decade musical career.