James Leary (musician), Date of Birth
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musician
Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1946
Profession: double-bassist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About James Leary (musician)
- James H.
- Leary (born June 4, 1946) is an American double bass player and arranger/composer, who played with the Count Basie Orchestra, Nancy Wilson, Earl Hines, Bobby Hutcherson, Eddie Harris, Dizzy Gillespie with the San Francisco Pops conducted by Arthur Fiedler, Max Roach, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Johnny Hartman, Major Lance, Johnny Taylor, Esther Phillips, Rosemary Clooney, and Don Shirley.
- His involvement with Broadway shows included Eubie!, They're Playing Our Song, Ain't Misbehavin', Bubbling Brown Sugar, Five Guys Named Moe, Timbuktu! with Eartha Kitt, Oakland Symphony Bass Section, Pharoah Sanders, Red Garland, Jaki Byard, Randy Weston, and John Handy. Leary was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, and studied at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
- He has won two Grammy Awards.
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