Wilbur Schwichtenberg was an American trombonist and bandleader who performed under the name Will Bradley. He was known for swing and sweet dance music, as well as boogie woogie songs, many of which were written by Don Raye. Born in Newton, New Jersey, he and drummer Ray McKinley formed a big band in 1939 which became well known for boogie-woogie, particularly its hit record, "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar," with Freddie Slack on piano.

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  • Wilbur Schwichtenberg was an American trombonist and bandleader who performed under the name Will Bradley. He was known for swing and sweet dance music, as well as boogie woogie songs, many of which were written by Don Raye. Born in Newton, New Jersey, he and drummer Ray McKinley formed a big band in 1939 which became well known for boogie-woogie, particularly its hit record, "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar," with Freddie Slack on piano. This record, along with another big-band boogie woogie number, "Scrub Me Mamma With A Boogie Beat," and the original version of the classic, "Down the Road a Piece," were all three in the top 10 on the Billboard popular music charts at the same time, in late-1940. "Down the Road a Piece" was recorded with a pared-down trio called the "Will Bradley Trio," made up of McKinley, Doc Goldberg, and Freddie Slack, with guest vocals by songwriter Don Raye, and would become a rock and roll standard recorded by over 100 artists. In 1942 McKinley left to form his own band and a few months after joined the United States Air Force, where he played in the Glenn Miller Air Force band. Bradley tried to maintain the band, but problems caused by the war forced it to close. Bradley became a studio musician, and played for many years in the Tonight Show band during the Johnny Carson era.
  • Will Bradley, eigentlich Wilbur Schwichtenburg, (* 12. Juli 1912 in Newton, New Jersey; † war ein US-amerikanischer Big Band Leader und Posaunist des Swing, der Tanzmusik und des „Big Band -Boogie Woogie“. Will Bradley begann als Studiomusiker, spielte 1935/6 in Ray Nobles US-amerikanischer Band und gründete 1939 mit dem Schlagzeuger Ray McKinley, den er bei „Milt Shaw and his Detroiters“ 1931 kennenlernte, eine Big Band, die durch Boogie-Woogie Hits wie „Beat me Daddy, Eight to the Bar“, „Down the Road a Piece“, „Bounce me brother with a solid four“ und „Scrub me Mamma with a Boogie Beat“ bekannt wurde. Viele seiner Hits stammten von Don Raye, der auch mit dem Will Bradley Trio als Sänger auftrat. Die Band bestand bis 1942 und spielte 1940 im „Famous Door“ in der 52. Street in New York. In ihr spielten u.a. Peanuts Hucko und Freddie Slack, der für die Band auch arrangierte, allerdings 1941 eine eigene Band gründete. Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs war er in der Glenn Miller Airforce Band, nahm aber auch mit eigener Band auf und wurde danach Studiomusiker, der viele Jahre in der „Tonight Show“ von Johnny Carson spielte. Sein Sohn ist der Jazz-Schlagzeuger Bill Bradley .
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  • Wilbur Schwichtenberg was an American trombonist and bandleader who performed under the name Will Bradley. He was known for swing and sweet dance music, as well as boogie woogie songs, many of which were written by Don Raye. Born in Newton, New Jersey, he and drummer Ray McKinley formed a big band in 1939 which became well known for boogie-woogie, particularly its hit record, "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar," with Freddie Slack on piano.
  • Will Bradley, eigentlich Wilbur Schwichtenburg, (* 12. Juli 1912 in Newton, New Jersey; † war ein US-amerikanischer Big Band Leader und Posaunist des Swing, der Tanzmusik und des „Big Band -Boogie Woogie“.
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