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Wiggs Johnny And His New Orleans BandJohnny Wiggs Johnny Wiggs American jazz musician and band leader (1899–1977) Johnny Wiggs (born John Wigginton Hyman, July 25, 1899 – October 10, 1977) was an American jazz musician and band leader.[1] This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2019) Johnny Wiggs' residence in New Orleans Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States,[1] Wiggs started his music career on the violin. He soon adopted the cornet and moved to New York City before returning to New Orleans.[1] His main stylistic influences were Bix Beiderbecke and King Oliver, who Wiggs insisted did his best work in New Orleans in the years before he moved up North and was recorded.[citation needed] In the late 1920s he took a… (Source: Wikipedia)
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