Owen B. Masingill

American conductor, musical arranger, composer and jazz trombone player. Born August 25, 1920 in Heber Springs, Arkansas. Died February 28, 1979 (aged 58) Queens County, New York. A talented trombone player, Masingill joined the Navy and was stationed on the USS Argonne on December 7, 1941 during the attack at Pearl Harbor. After the war ended, Masingill returned and settled in Philadelphia, becoming part of the jazz scene and joining the Charlie Barnet and Claude Thornhill orchestras. A talented arranger and conductor, Masingill's credits include work with artists as diverse as Della Reese, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Dionne Warwick and Roy Hamilton, among others.