Eddie Durham

Date of birth : 08/19/1906

Date of death : 03/06/1987

City of birth : San Marcos, Texas, USA

Guitarist, trombonist, composer, songwriter ("Topsy", "Swinging the Blues"), conductor and arranger, Eddie Durham was a trombonist and arranger with the Bennie Moten orchestra, and later with Jimmie Lunceford and Count Basie. He arranged for several orchestras, and later formed his own orchestra and made many records. Joining ASCAP in 1942, he collaborated musically with Jimmy Rushing and Count Basie, and his other popular-song and instrumental compositions include "John's Idea", "Out the Window", "Every Tub", "Good Morning Blues", "Time Out", "Blues in the Groove", "Glen Island Special", "Wham (Re Bob Boom Bam)", Four Letters", "Sent For You Yesterday, and Here You Come Today", and "Don't You Miss Your Baby?".