Charlie Irvis

Charlie Irvis made a strong impression early on but faded away by the 1930's. He started out as a youth playing in a local boy's band. Irvis was with Lucille Hegamin's Blue Flame Syncopators (1920-21), gigged with Willie the Lion Smith and then was with the very early Duke Ellington Orchestra (1924-26). He preceded Tricky Sam Nanton and teamed up with trumpeter Bubber Miley (a childhood friend) to ...more