Biography
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Gene Ammons
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Birth name :
Eugene Ammons
Genres :
Jazz
Instruments :
Tenor saxophone
Also known as :
"Jug" Ammons
Years active :
1943–1974
Born / Died
Born:(1925-04-14)April 14, 1925 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died:July 23, 1974(1974-07-23) (aged 49) Chicago, Illinois, United States
Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – July 23, 1974), also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. The son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons is remembered for his accessible music, steeped in soul and R&B, but his career was hampered by two incarcerations on drugs charges.
