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Edwin Branford "Eddie" Edwards ( May 22, 1891 - April 9, 1963) was an early jazz trombonist, best known his pioneer recordings with the Original Dixieland Jass Band.

Eddie Edwards was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, started playing violin at age 10, and took up trombone in addition at 15. He played both instruments professionally, including with the bands of Papa Jack Laine and Ernest Giardina. In addition to music Edwards played minor-league baseball and worked as an electrician.

In 1916 he was picked by Alcide Nunez to go to Chicago, IllinoisThis article is about the city, for other uses of the term see Chicago (disambiguation : Hog butcher for the world,Tool maker, stacker of wheat,Player with railroads and the nation's freight handler;Stormy, husky, brawling,City of the big shoulders. Carl to play trombone with Johnny Stein 's Jass Band. With a few changes of personnel this band became the famous Original Dixieland Jass Band which made the first recordsHeaven and Hell by Black Sabbath is an example, showing the South Korean version of the 33 rpm record from 1980 or 1983. A gramophone record or phonograph record (often simply record is an analogue sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constan of jazz music in 1917Events January 2 The Royal Bank of Canada takes over Quebec Bank. January 22 World War I: President Woodrow Wilson calls for "peace without victory" in Europe. January 25 The Danish West Indies is sold to the United States for $25 million January 25 Anti-.

He left the band after being drafted into the United States ArmyThe Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. As of fiscal year 2002 (FY02), it consisted of 480,000 soldiers on active duty and 555,000 in reserve (350,000 in Army National G. The O.D.J.B. replaced him with Emile ChristianEmile Joseph Christian ( New Orleans April 20 1895 New Orleans December 3 1973) (sometimes spelled Emil Christian was an early jazz trombonist; he also played cornet and string bass. Christian was born into a musical family in the Bywater neighborhood of. Edwards served in the Army from July of 1918 to March of 1919. After discharge he led a band of his own and worked in the band of Jimmie Durante before returning to the O.D.J.B.

After the break up the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Edwards again led his own band in New York CitySkyline, with Statue of Liberty New York, New York" redirects here. For alternate meanings, see New York, New York (disambiguation). New York — officially named City of New York and often called New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York, for most of the 1920sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 Events and trends Technology John Logie Baird invents the first working t. In the early 1930s he retired from music and ran a newspaper stand and worked as a sports coach.

He returned to music when Nick LaRocca reformed the O.D.J.B. in 1936, playing with them until 1938. He played with other bands including O.D.J.B. alumni Larry Shields, Tony Sbarbaro , and J. Russell Robinson in New York into the 1940s. He continued playing professionally irregularly until shortly before his death in New York City.