The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with William "Buddy" Collette

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with William "Buddy" Collette

4/20/2007

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2007.153

Jazz musician William "Buddy" Collette (1921 - 2010 ) became the first African American musician to perform on television on the Groucho Marx show, "You Bet Your Life." Collette was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 4/20/2007, in Los Angeles, California. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 7; Total Run Time: 03h 08m 48s

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Collette, Buddy, 1921-2010

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Jazz musician William "Buddy" Collette was born on August 6, 1921 in Los Angeles, California to Willie Hugh and Goldie Marie Collette. Collette cultivated his love for music at a young age, taking up the alto-saxophone and forming his first group at age twelve. This group included Britt Woodman on the trombone and Charles Mingus on the bass. By age seventeen, Collette was performing professionally and soon thereafter, he served in the U.S. Navy as a bandleader during World War II.After returning...