Milt Herth

American jazz organist

Milton Herth

Background information
Born	(1902-11-03)November 3, 1902 Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Origin	Chicago, Illinois
Died	June 18, 1969(1969-06-18) (aged 66) Las Vegas, Nevada
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Organ
Labels	Decca, Capitol

Musical artist

Milton "Milt" Herth (November 3, 1902^{[citation needed]} – June 18, 1969)^[1] was an American jazz organist, known for his work on the Hammond organ soon after it was introduced in 1935.^[2] Herth's work is available from his recordings of the 1930s and 1940s.

Biography

Herth was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin,^[3]

In 1937, Herth began to work with jazz pianist Willie "The Lion" Smith in Chicago, when Smith was signed to Decca Records.^[4] Herth, Smith, and drummer O'Neil Spencer formed the Milt Herth Trio.^[4] The trio became a quartet with the addition of Teddy Bunn on guitar in April 1938.^[4]

Herth appeared as himself in several short films (Love and Onions (1935), Swing Styles (1939), and Jingle Belles, (1941)) and the longer 1942 film, Juke Box Jenny, a movie noted for being a series of musical performances.

He died in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 18, 1969.^[5]

Discography

The Monkeys Have No Tails in Pago Pago (Decca, 1939)
Ain't She Sweet (Coral)
Hi-Jinks on the Hammond (Capitol)
Milt Herth Trio (Decca)

References

^ "Milt Herth - biography". Allmusic. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
^ "Milt Herth: Information from". Answers.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
^ "Organist Milt Herth Dies". The Bridgeport Telegram. June 18, 1969. p. 42. Retrieved January 31, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jasen, David A. (2002). Black Bottom Stomp: Eight Masters of Ragtime and Early Jazz. Routledge, p. 94, ISBN 978-0415936415
^ "Other Deaths: Milt Herth". Delaware County Daily Times. June 18, 1969. p. 4. Retrieved January 31, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.