Bill Rank
Birth nameWilliam C. Rank
BornJune 8, 1904
Lafayette, Indiana, US
DiedMay 20, 1979 (aged 74)
Cincinnati, US
GenresJazz
Instrument(s)Trombone

William C. Rank (June 8, 1904 – May 20, 1979)[1] was an American jazz trombonist.

Rank was born in Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and initially worked in Indiana and Florida.[2] In 1922, Rank played trombone in Tade's Singing Orchestra, which was led by violinist, Tade Dolen.[3] Between 1923 and 1927 he played with Jean Goldkette's band in Detroit and often recorded with Bix Beiderbecke.[2] After playing with Adrian Rollini in 1927 and a period as a freelance, Rank joined Paul Whiteman's band, and stayed until 1938.[2] He was then a studio musician in Hollywood into the early 1940s, when he moved to Cincinnati.[2] There, he led a tenet for the rest of the 1940s.[2]

Rank then changed to playing part-time while also working in insurance.[4] His one album as a leader, a tribute to Beiderbecke, was recorded in 1973.[4] Rank continued playing until a short time before his death, on May 20, 1979, in Cincinnati.[2]

Discography

As leader

  • Bix's Gang Lives (Fat Cat's Jazz)

As sideman

With Bix Beiderbecke

References

  1. ↑ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2042. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Rank, Bill [William C.]". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. 2003. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J370300.
  3. ↑ "This Singing Orchestra is in the State," Cleveland Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio); July 2, 1922; Amusement and Auto News Section - page 5)
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. "Bill Rank". AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2020.


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