Jul 05
Benny Powell Dies
Posted by Slobokan @ 23:15 · 86 words · print
Benny Powell, a trombonist who performed or recorded with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Screamin’ Jay Hawkins but who was best known for his long tenure with Count Basie’s big band, died on June 26 in New York. He was 80.
He died in a Manhattan hospital, apparently of a heart attack, shortly after undergoing spinal surgery, said Devra Hall Levy, a family spokeswoman.
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He is survived by a daughter, Demitra Powell Clay; a sister, Elizabeth Powell McCrowey; and two grandchildren.
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