Lloyd Hunter
| Lloyd Hunter | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lloyd Hunter |
| Died | 1961 |
| Genres |
Jazz music Big band |
| Occupation(s) | Bandleader |
| Instruments | Trumpet |
| Years active | 1921–1961 |
| Labels | Vocalion Records |
| Associated acts | Serenaders |
Lloyd Hunter (May 4, 1910-month and date unknown, 1961) was an African-American trumpeter and big band leader from North Omaha, Nebraska.
Hunter was trained by Josiah Waddle, the first African American musician to organize a band in Omaha, around 1915. Hunter's bands played regionally, filling high school auditoriums, jitney ("Dime-a-Dance") halls, farm buildings and amusement parks throughout Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and South Dakota from the 1920s through the 1950s.
Lloyd Hunter's Serenaders were one of several black territory bands African American community of the Near North Side of Omaha from the early 1920s through the big band era.
In 1924, Hunter formed his first 6-piece band. In 1927 it become an 8-piece band with Lloyd Hunter on trumpet, Elmer Crumbley on trombone, Noble Floyd on clarinet and alto sax, Bob Welch on trombone, tenor sax and bass sax; Burton Brewer on piano; Julius Alexander on banjo; Wallace Wright on tuba, and; Amos Clayton on drums. As was usual, the band toured the area playing one night stands. By 1929, the band was heard on radio stations KGBZ in York, Nebraska; KFAB in Lincoln, Nebraska; and WOW in Omaha.
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