Jack was a talented musician who played the trumpet, trombone and piano. He composed and arranged as well.
He became famous for his powerful trumpet playing in the 20s and 30s and for his compositions such as Dismal Dan.
Although talented he lived a checkered life with several brushes with the law culminating in a jail sentence in Huntsville, Texas for robbery in June of 1937.
When he died in 1962 he was living alone and the smell of gas coming from his room alerted the manager that something was wrong.
Although he only made a moderate amount of recordings many fans of Traditional Jazz still acknowledge his gifted playing.
He was married and had at least one daughter, Betty Lou, who was a disc jockey in the 1940s.
In total he was married about eight times sometimes not legally.
The F. as his middle initial is most likely not from an original name but from his professional name which he used for a long while. He labeled himself Jacques Fraemac Purvis. But his birth name appears to have been just Jack Purvis or possibly Jackson Purvis after his mother's maiden name. He used many aliases throughout his life.
Check out these pages on Jack Purvis.
The Jack Purvis Appreciation Page over at Facebook
He became famous for his powerful trumpet playing in the 20s and 30s and for his compositions such as Dismal Dan.
Although talented he lived a checkered life with several brushes with the law culminating in a jail sentence in Huntsville, Texas for robbery in June of 1937.
When he died in 1962 he was living alone and the smell of gas coming from his room alerted the manager that something was wrong.
Although he only made a moderate amount of recordings many fans of Traditional Jazz still acknowledge his gifted playing.
He was married and had at least one daughter, Betty Lou, who was a disc jockey in the 1940s.
In total he was married about eight times sometimes not legally.
The F. as his middle initial is most likely not from an original name but from his professional name which he used for a long while. He labeled himself Jacques Fraemac Purvis. But his birth name appears to have been just Jack Purvis or possibly Jackson Purvis after his mother's maiden name. He used many aliases throughout his life.
Check out these pages on Jack Purvis.
The Jack Purvis Appreciation Page over at Facebook
Jack was a talented musician who played the trumpet, trombone and piano. He composed and arranged as well.
He became famous for his powerful trumpet playing in the 20s and 30s and for his compositions such as Dismal Dan.
Although talented he lived a checkered life with several brushes with the law culminating in a jail sentence in Huntsville, Texas for robbery in June of 1937.
When he died in 1962 he was living alone and the smell of gas coming from his room alerted the manager that something was wrong.
Although he only made a moderate amount of recordings many fans of Traditional Jazz still acknowledge his gifted playing.
He was married and had at least one daughter, Betty Lou, who was a disc jockey in the 1940s.
In total he was married about eight times sometimes not legally.
The F. as his middle initial is most likely not from an original name but from his professional name which he used for a long while. He labeled himself Jacques Fraemac Purvis. But his birth name appears to have been just Jack Purvis or possibly Jackson Purvis after his mother's maiden name. He used many aliases throughout his life.
Check out these pages on Jack Purvis.
The Jack Purvis Appreciation Page over at Facebook
He became famous for his powerful trumpet playing in the 20s and 30s and for his compositions such as Dismal Dan.
Although talented he lived a checkered life with several brushes with the law culminating in a jail sentence in Huntsville, Texas for robbery in June of 1937.
When he died in 1962 he was living alone and the smell of gas coming from his room alerted the manager that something was wrong.
Although he only made a moderate amount of recordings many fans of Traditional Jazz still acknowledge his gifted playing.
He was married and had at least one daughter, Betty Lou, who was a disc jockey in the 1940s.
In total he was married about eight times sometimes not legally.
The F. as his middle initial is most likely not from an original name but from his professional name which he used for a long while. He labeled himself Jacques Fraemac Purvis. But his birth name appears to have been just Jack Purvis or possibly Jackson Purvis after his mother's maiden name. He used many aliases throughout his life.
Check out these pages on Jack Purvis.
The Jack Purvis Appreciation Page over at Facebook
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