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Biography
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The Missourians
Effective period / Period of releases: 1929 - 1962
Members: Leroy Maxey, Walter Thomas, Lammar Wright, Morris White, DePriest Wheeler, Jimmy Smith (5), Charlie Stamps, Earres Prince, William Blue, Andrew Brown (5), Lockwood Lewis, R.Q. Dickerson, George Scott (7)
Early big band from the mid-west in the U.S. First led by Andy Preer in the 1920s, the band was eventually taken over by Cab Calloway in 1930 and renamed Cab Calloway And His Orchestra.