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Philip Valenta

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Philip Valenta

Birth
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Death
15 Apr 2004 (aged 86)
Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Broseley, Butler County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Big Band era musician. He began his professional career playing the clarinet and saxophone in St. Louis and went on to play with the Glen Miller band, Bennie Goodman, and Tommy Dorsey as well as many other big band greats.
Big Band era musician. He began his professional career playing the clarinet and saxophone in St. Louis and went on to play with the Glen Miller band, Bennie Goodman, and Tommy Dorsey as well as many other big band greats.

Bio by: Tim Crutchfield

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Tim Crutchfield
  • Added: Apr 17, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8648193/philip-valenta: accessed ), memorial page for Philip Valenta (15 Sep 1917–15 Apr 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8648193, citing Brown Chapel Cemetery, Broseley, Butler County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.