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Bruce Squires

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Bruce Willmarth Squires (January 21, 1910, Berkeley, California – May 8, 1981, North Hollywood, California) was an American swing jazz trombonist.[1]

From 1935 to 1937 he was a member of the Ben Pollack band.[1] As Dean and His Kids, they recorded "Spreadin' Knowledge Around/Zoom Zoom Zoom" (Vocalion 1936).[1] Following this he worked with Jimmy Dorsey (1937–38), Gene Krupa (1938–39), Benny Goodman (1939), Harry James (1939–40), Freddie Slack (1940–41), and Bob Crosby (1942).[1] He was a studio musician after World War II and worked in music for the next three decades.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d e Kernfeld, Barry, ed. (2002). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 3 (2 ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 646. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
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