George Stafford (musician)

George Stafford (1898 – 1936)[1] was an American jazz drummer active in the 1920s and 1930s.

[2] Stafford's first major association was with Sam Wooding in Atlantic City in the 1910s.

There, he also played in bands behind his sister and Madison Reid.

In 1920, he joined the band of Charlie Johnson, with whom he recorded extensively; he also played with Mezz Mezzrow, Eddie Condon, Jabbo Smith, Red Allen, and Jack Teagarden.

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