Roy Palmer (musician)

Roy Palmer (April 2, 1887 – December 22, 1963)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> was an American jazz trombonist.

Career

Palmer began his career in 1906 in New Orleans as a guitarist with the Rozelle Orchestra.<ref name="New Grove">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Classic">Template:Cite book</ref> He played trumpet and then trombone with Richard M. Jones, Freddie Keppard, Willie Hightower, Tuxedo Brass Band, and Onward Brass Band.<ref name="New Grove" /><ref name="Classic" /> In 1917 he left New Orleans and moved to Chicago,<ref name="Classic" /> where he worked with King Oliver, Lawrence Duhe, and Doc Cook.<ref name="New Grove" />

Palmer recorded with Johnny Dodds, Jelly Roll Morton, Ida Cox, the Alabama Rascals, and the State Street Ramblers.<ref name="New Grove" /><ref name="Classic" /> In the 1930s, he was a factory worker and music teacher.<ref name="New Grove" /><ref name="Classic" />