Lucius Venable (Lucky) Millinder (August 8, 1900 РSeptember 28, 1966) was an American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader and singer. Jump to: navigation, search August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 28 is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (272nd in leap years). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-B̩del Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rhythm and blues (or R&B) was coined as a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Jerry Wexler at Billboard magazine, used to designate upbeat popular music performed by African American artists that combined jazz and blues. ... Musically, swing can be either: (written with small s), refers to swung notes, the rhythmic feeling evoked by swinging music, esp. ... A bandleader is the director of a band of musicians. ... LeAnn Rimes singing in concert For other senses of this word, see singer (disambiguation). ...

Millinder was born in Anniston, Alabama and was raised in Chicago, Illinois. Millinder worked in clubs, ballrooms, and theatres in the late 20s as a dancer and master of ceremonies. Although he could not read music, and did not play an instrument, his showmanship and musical taste made his bands successful. Anniston is a city located in Calhoun County in Alabama, a state of the United States of America. ... Jump to: navigation, search Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States, following New York City and Los Angeles, and the largest inland city in the country. ...

In the 1930s, he took a band to Europe and on his return he was named the frontman to the Mills Blue Rhythm Band where he was a regular at The Cotton Club. Later in the 1930s, he formed a big band under his own name. Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1930s were described as an an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... The Mills Blue Rhythm band was an American big band of the 1930s. ... The Cotton Club is a movie, released in 1984, centred around a popular Harlem jazz club in the 1930s, the Cotton Club. ... A big band, also known as a jazz orchestra, is a large musical ensemble that plays swing music. ...

He was a bandleader from 1931 to 1952 and recorded under his own name from 1940 on. Jump to: navigation, search 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

His 1940s band included at various times Eddie (Lockjaw) Davis, Bill Doggett, Dizzy Gillespie, Wynonie Harris, Bull Moose Jackson, Tab Smith, Sister Rosetta Tharpe,and Sir Charles Thompson. By the late 1940s he was recording rhythm and blues rather than swing. Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1940s were seen as a transition period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s, which also leads the period to be divided in two halves: The first half of the decade was dominated by World War II, the widest and most... Edward Davis (March 2, 1922 - November 3, 1986), who performed and recorded as Eddie Lockjaw Davis, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. ... Bill Doggett (February 16, 1916 _ November 13, 1996) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dizzy Gillespie photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 John Birks Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 - January 6, 1993) was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... Wynonie Mr. ... Benjamin (Bull Moose) Jackson (1919 – American blues and rhythm and blues singer and saxophonist. ... Talmadge (Tab) Smith (1909–1971) was an American swing and rhythm and blues alto saxophonist. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 - October 9, 1973) was a gospel artist who attained great popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with a unique mixture of Holiness vocals and jazzy guitar accompaniment. ... Charles Phillip Thompson (born 1918), who recorded and performed as Sir Charles Thompson, is an American swing and bebop pianist, organist and arranger. ...

Lucky Millinder died in New York City. New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ...