Willie Cornish

Willie Cornish
Willie Cornish
	Cornish circa 1905
Born	August 1. 1875
Died	January 12, 1942 (aged 66)
Occupation	Musician
Known for	Valve trombone player in the Buddy Bolden band

William Cornish (August 1, 1875 – January 12, 1942) was an early jazz musician – known for his being very active on the New Orleans scene playing, leading bands, and teaching music for decades.

Career

He was a member of Buddy Bolden's pioneering New Orleans style band, playing valve trombone, from about the late 1890s until 1903 or 1905, with a short break when he fought in the Spanish–American War. He was also an early member of the Eureka Brass Band. When he had a stroke which paralyzed his left side before the summer of 1931, he contrived a way of holding his trombone in place with a strap so that he could continue playing.

References

↑ Charters, Samuel (2008). A Trumpet Around the Corner: The Story of New Orleans Jazz. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 87, 91. ISBN 9781604733181. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
↑ Kubik, Gerhard (2017). Jazz Transatlantic, Volume I: The African Undercurrent in Twentieth-Century Jazz Culture. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781626746596. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
↑ Knowles, Richard H. (1996). Fallen Heroes: A History of New Orleans Brass Bands. Jazzology Press. pp. 186–188 +. ISBN 9780963889034. Retrieved 5 August 2019. At some time prior to the summer of 1931, Willie Cornish suffered a stroke while playing a parade with the Eureka, collapsing at the corner of Rampart and Julia Streets. He was paralysed down his left side but devised a strap to hold the trombone in place so he could continue to play.

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[Charters-1] Charters, Samuel (2008). A Trumpet Around the Corner: The Story of New Orleans Jazz. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 87, 91. ISBN 9781604733181. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

[Kubik-2] Kubik, Gerhard (2017). Jazz Transatlantic, Volume I: The African Undercurrent in Twentieth-Century Jazz Culture. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781626746596. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

[Knowles-3] Knowles, Richard H. (1996). Fallen Heroes: A History of New Orleans Brass Bands. Jazzology Press. pp. 186–188 +. ISBN 9780963889034. Retrieved 5 August 2019. At some time prior to the summer of 1931, Willie Cornish suffered a stroke while playing a parade with the Eureka, collapsing at the corner of Rampart and Julia Streets. He was paralysed down his left side but devised a strap to hold the trombone in place so he could continue to play.