Wheeler Wadsworth

Frank Wheeler "Waddy" Wadsworth (aka F. Wheeler Wadsworth) was born in Chicago March 27, 1890. Graduated from the University of Chicago, Class of 1912 and played at the Winter Garden Cafe in Chicago before coming to New York. He formed the All Star Trio on 1918 with George Hamilton Green on xylophone & Victor Arden or Frank Banta at the piano, and began recording on that same year. That group was likely the most successful trio (and on personal opinion, the snappiest) of all the various small instrumental novelty combinations, that it was also expanded into an orchestra known as the All Star Trio And Their Orchestra (several recording sessions were done from January 25 of 1921 to July 12 of 1922 for Victor) with the augmented presence of Earl Oliver's growling trumpet, legendary New Orleans jazz trombonist Tom Brown, alto saxophonist George Vaughn (added from January 26 of 1922 to July 12 of 1922) & violinist Sol P. Ginsburg (aka Violinsky / Ed Violinsky) among other sidemen added for the larger combination. In addition to these groups, Wadsworth also recorded with the Green Brothers Novelty Band (and several separate units directed by George Hamilton Green & Joe Green), Bob Haring, etc. Wadsworth died on June 5 of 1954 in Chicago. He's actually buried at the Rosehill Cemetery.