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9 November 1911, Sacramento, California, USA, d. 5 October 1995, Sacramento, California, USA. Jurgens, was an accomplished trumpeter by the age of 14. He and his brother Will formed their first band for summer camps at Lake Tahoe, working as rubbish collectors when not playing. Within three years the unit had been booked for a residency at a local hotel staying until offered a spot at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco in 1934. They developed into a polished band with a rich ensemble sound that was ideal for hotel and ballroom work, and vocals by guitarist Eddy Howard, an old friend from Sacramento. Jurgens was resident at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, the Elitch Gardens in Denver, and the Avalon Ballroom on Catalina Island, according to the season. He recorded for Decca, ARC, Vocalion, OKeh and Columbia Records and did many radio transcriptions, issued on Hindsight in the 70s. Jurgens also composed evergreens like "Careless", "If I Knew Then", "Elmer's Tune",...
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