James Thomas Gussey (21 February 1906 – 6 January 1990) was a New Zealand-born trumpeter who had a successful career in Australia.
[8] In January 1928, Gussey's engagement to Olivia Mary (Olive) McKibbin was announced in Sydney,[9] and the couple were married later that year at All Saints' Church, Ponsonby, Auckland, on 1 August.
[5] Others in the band in 1935 were Peter Cantrell (alto saxophone), Dudley Cantrell (trombone), Jack Rickette (piano), Charles Donovan (saxophone), Gordon Rawlinson (piano), Alice Smith (vocals), Frank McLaughlin (alto saxophone), Allen Barr (guitar), Ray Tarrant (trumpet), Tom Stevenson (drums), O. Wills (double bass), John Warren (vocals), and Essie Morrison (piano).
[15] In 1937 he was a member of an ensemble selected by Davidson to tour Australia, accompanying Gladys Moncrieff, Tex Morton, and harmonica virtuoso Harry Thompson.
In 1951 the band played at the function accompanying the inaugural ABC Sportsman of the Year award at the Sydney Town Hall.
[18] In February 1954 he led the band playing at two balls — Sydney and Canberra — attended by the newly-crowned Elizabeth II.