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Born in Waveland, Mississippi , he moved to New Orleans in his youth, and studied clarinet with Lorenzo Tio . He played with the bands of Frankie Duson , Kid Ory , and Joe "King" Oliver . Dodds went to Chicago and played with ''Oliver's Creole Jazz Band'', with which he first recorded in 1923 . Dodds also worked frequently with his good friend Natty Dominique during this period, a professional relationship that would last a lifetime. After the breakup of Oliver's band in 1924 , Dodds replaced Alcide Nunez as the house clarinetist and bandleader of Kelly's Stables . He recorded with numerous small groups in Chicago, most notably '' Louis Armstrong's Hot 5'' and ''Hot 7'', and '' Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers''. Noted for his professionalism and virtuosity as a musician, and his heartfelt, heavily blues-laden style, Dodds was an important influence on later clarinetists, notably Benny Goodman . Dodds did not record for most of the 1930s, affected by ill health. He died in Chicago in 1940. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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