Biography
The Charleston Chasers
Effective period / Period of releases: 1925 - 1976
Members: Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Babe Russin, Gene Krupa, Harry Goodman, Red Nichols, Dick McDonough, Jimmy Dorsey, Frank Signorelli, Jack Teagarden, Lennie Hayton, Larry Binyon, Stan king, Arthur Schutt, Charlie Teagarden, Joe Tarto, Dave Tough, Jack Hansen, Vic Berton, Carl Kress, Ruby Weinstein, Fud Livingston, Tony Colucci, Miff Mole, Phil Napoleon, Leo McConville, Ward Lay, Sid Stoneburn, Eddie Walters, Dick Johnson (8)
The Charleston Chasers was a studio recording ensemble that recorded music on Columbia Records between 1925 and 1930.The Charleston Chasers recording sessions were often a pseudonym for Red Nichols Five Pennies, but the name was used by Columbia for various other outfits including the Original Memphis Five. The Charleston Chasers records had an all-star cast of musicians and even featured several fine vocal recordings.