Eddie Durham(1906-1987)
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Guitarist, trombonist, composer, songwriter ("Topsy", "Swinging the
Blues"), conductor and arranger, Eddie Durham was a trombonist and
arranger with the Bennie Moten orchestra, and later with
Jimmie Lunceford and
Count Basie. He arranged for several
orchestras, and later formed his own orchestra and made many records.
Joining ASCAP in 1942, he collaborated musically with
Jimmy Rushing and Count Basie, and his
other popular-song and instrumental compositions include "John's Idea",
"Out the Window", "Every Tub", "Good Morning Blues", "Time Out", "Blues
in the Groove", "Glen Island Special", "Wham (Re Bob Boom Bam)", Four
Letters", "Sent For You Yesterday, and Here You Come Today", and "Don't
You Miss Your Baby?".
