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1980 - Ed 'Montudie' Garland, traditional jazz string bassist, tuba and bass drum player from New Orleans, Louisiana passed away on this day. Early in his career he worked with Frank Duson's Eagle Band, Excelsior Brass Band, Perez' Imperial Orchestra and Joseph Petit's Security Brass Band. He left town around 1913 and worked with Lawrence Duhe', Freddie Keppard and Manuel Perez. He joined King Oliver in 1916 and played with him for 5 years, when he wound up in California. He led his own band during the Depression called the 'One-Eleven Jazz Band. In the early forties he hooked up with Edward 'Kid' Ory during the dixieland revival. Ed died in Los Angeles, California.

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1980 - Ed 'Montudie' Garland, traditional jazz string bassist, tuba and bass drum player from New Orleans, Louisiana passed away on this day. Early in his career he worked with Frank Duson's Eagle Band, Excelsior Brass Band, Perez' Imperial Orchestra and Joseph Petit's Security Brass Band. He left town around 1913 and worked with Lawrence Duhe', Freddie Keppard and Manuel Perez. He joined King Oliver in 1916 and played with him for 5 years, when he wound up in California. He led his own band during the Depression called the 'One-Eleven Jazz Band. In the early forties he hooked up with Edward 'Kid' Ory during the dixieland revival. Ed died in Los Angeles, California.

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