ABSTRACT
American jazz clarinetist, born in New Orleans. He played locally as a teenager, then went to Chicago and played with King Oliver during 1920-1924. He freelanced, had his own band, and performed with Louis Armstrong. Dodds died in Chicago. Probably his biggest hit record was “Wild Man Blues” (Brunswick 3567; 1927), with his Black Bottom Stompers, a group that included Armstrong, Barney Bigard, and Earl Hines.
