[DOC] [TLE] HARRY JAMES, TRUMPTER AND BAND LEADER, DIES AT 67 ... [PAR] Jul 6, 1983 ... But his success as a band leader came only when he added to his ... ''Sing Sing 
Sing,'' ''One O'Clock Jump'' and ''Life Goes to a Party. ... Critics who had held Mr. 
James in high regard as a jazz trumpeter, greeted the record with scorn. ... A 65-
year-old contortionist taught the boy some of his tricks and they... [DOC] [TLE] JAMES, HARRY HAAG | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas ... [PAR] Jun 15, 2010 ... Harry Haag James, jazz trumpet player and big-band leader, was born to ... 
James began his stage life as the circus contortionist in the Haag... [DOC] [TLE] Harry James - Wikipedia [PAR] Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916  July 5, 1983) was an American musician 
who is best known as a trumpet playing band leader who led a big band from 
1939 to 1946. .... James's father instituted a rigorous regime of practice for James 
as a child, and this allowed James to achieve an exceptional technical 
proficiency in... [DOC] [TLE] Peggy Gilbert - Wikipedia [PAR] Peggy Gilbert (January 17, 1905  February 12, 2007), born Margaret F. 
Knechtges, was an American jazz saxophonist and bandleader. She was born in 
Sioux City, Iowa. Peggy Gilbert earned renown as a female jazz musician, with a 
career that .... The family, now including Orval and his children, all moved to Los 
Angeles... [DOC] [TLE] Harry James - Biography - IMDb [PAR] By twelve, he was playing trumpet in the Christy Brothers circus band. ... of dance 
lovers and jazz addicts, rocking the rafters at the Hollywood Paladium, ... His son, 
Tim James, was an attorney working with the attorney general of Texas and ... 
with his circus parents he was billed as "The Youngest Contortionist in the World. [DOC] [TLE] Harry James | Biography & History | AllMusic [PAR] Accomplished jazz band leader and trumpet player of the 1930s & '40s, 
renowned ... himself as early as the age of four, when he began working as a 
contortionist. ... biography Trumpet Blues: The Life of Harry James by Peter J. 
Levinson), "the... [DOC] [TLE] James Bio Hits More Than The High Notes - philly-archives [PAR] Feb 21, 2001 ... Trumpet Blues:The Life of Harry JamesBy Peter Levinson, Oxford ... sweet-
playing trumpeter who led one of the best big bands of the ... at 4, performed as a 
contortionist at 6, and started on the trumpet at 8. ... With a rep as a flashy player, 
James played with and learned much from bandleader Ben Pollack,... [DOC] [TLE] Harry James Lived In Beaumont (November 2015) | Archive - 2015 ... [PAR] About SFA  Academics  Admissions & Aid  Life at SFA  Arts & Athletics  Alumni 
& Giving ... BEAUMONTER HARRY JAMES PERSONIFIED THE BIG BAND 
SOUND ... His father, Everette, played trumpet and was bandleader for the 
touring ... His mother also taught him a "contortion act," where he went through a 
small hoop... [DOC] [TLE] James, Harry - Dictionary definition of James, Harry | Encyclopedia ... [PAR] After failing an audition for champagne bandleader Lawrence Welk, he was 
hired in ... King of Swing Benny Goodman found out about James through his 
brother, ... 1983, in Las Vegas, NE; son of Everette (a trumpeter and circus 
director) and ... 1928; worked as contortionist and led band in father's circus, 
1920s; won... [DOC] [TLE] Harry Haag James (1916 - 1983) - Find A Grave Memorial [PAR] Jul 31, 1999 ... Growing up in the circus, James became a performer himself at age four working 
as a contortionist. ... At twelve, he was the leader of the second band in the 
Christy ... With the big band era over, he dissolved the orchestra in 1946 but ... 
His biography 'Trumpet Blues: The Life of Harry James' by Peter J. [DOC] [TLE] '

Question: As a child this trumpeter & big band leader was a contortionist
Answer: Harry James