Fred Ford
Musical Artist
1930 – 1999
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Who was Fred Ford?
Fred "Sweet Daddy Goodlow" Ford was an American blues and jazz artist, composer, arranger and educator. Ford was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Boss Fred Ford and Nancy Taylor Ford.
Known mostly for his baritone saxophone skills, Ford began his musical career in 1943 on clarinet at Frederick Douglass High School, as a part of the Douglass Swingsters Orchestra and the Andrew Chaplin Band, with influence by the Memphis born bandleader, Jimmie Lunceford.
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- Born
- Feb 14, 1930
- Also known as
- Fred Ford, Blues-Jazz Musician
- Died
- Nov 26, 1999
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on July 23, 2013
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