Ted Sturgis, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Ted Sturgis

American musician

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1913

Date of Death: 18-Oct-1995

Profession: double-bassist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Ted "Mohawk" Sturgis (25 April 1913 – 18 October 1995) was an American jazz bassist.Sturgis started on piano at age five and played alto saxophone, guitar and drums in addition to bass.
He primarily played double-bass, although he played electric bass on some recordings late in life.
He played with Roy Eldridge and Eddie Mallory in New York City in the 1930s, and appears on a 1943 Eldridge recording for Brunswick.He then worked as a sideman in the 1940s with, among others, Benny Carter, Don Byas, Stuff Smith, and Louis Armstrong.
He was a frequent accompanist of female singers such as Billie Holiday, Mildred Bailey, and in Earl Hines' orchestra with Sarah Vaughan.In the 1950s and 1960s Sturgis worked extensively as a freelance musician, and played often in USO events.
His credits aside from bass playing include guitar with Lester Young and drums with Stuff Smith.
He recorded his last dates as a leader in 1976 but continued to play into the 1980s with Spanky Davis, eventually retiring around the end of the decade.