Gene Sedric

A longtime member of Fats Waller's Rhythm, Gene Sedric appeared on many records with the great pianist, taking consistently colorful clarinet and tenor solos. Known as "Honey Bear" due to a period in the 1930's when he often wore a camel-hair overcoat, Sedric had a warm sound on his horns that fit his nickname. His father was a ragtime pianist. Sedric started his career playing with Charlie Creath ...more