From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pha Terrell
Pha Terrell
Elmer "Pha" Terrell (May 25, 1910, Kansas City, Missouri
- October 14, 1945, Los Angeles) was an American jazz
References
singer. • "Pha Terrell". Grove Jazz online.
Terrell was working in nightclubs locally in Kansas • Eugene Chadbourne, Pha Terrell at Allmusic
City in the early 1930s as a singer, dancer, and emcee Persondata
when he was discovered by Andy Kirk, who hired him to
Name Terrell, Pha
be the vocalist for his group the Twelve Clouds of Joy.
Terrell sang with Kirk for eight years, from 1933 to 1941, Alternative names
and recorded with him extensively for Decca Records, Short description
singing hits such as 1936’s "Until the Real Thing Comes Date of birth May 25, 1910
Along".
Place of birth
After 1941 Terrell moved to Indianapolis to play with
Clarence Love’s territory band, then moved to Los Ange- Date of death October 14, 1945
les, where he worked as a soloist. Terrell died of kidney Place of death
failure in 1945.
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Categories:
• 1910 births
• 1945 deaths
• American jazz singers
• Musicians from Missouri
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