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Al Casey

Al Casey, born Albert Aloysius Casey in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on September 15, 1915, was an American jazz guitarist who lived until 2005. A child prodigy, he studied violin and ukulele before adopting the guitar in 1930. He met Fats Waller in 1933 and joined Waller's band in 1934 at age 18, remaining with the group until Waller's death in 1943 and performing the signature guitar solo on “Buck Jumpin'”. During the 1940s, he was voted best guitarist in Esquire magazine for two consecutive years and led his own trio, collaborating with jazz figures including Louis Arm...