Chauncey "Lord" Westbrook

Chauncey "Lord" Westbrook
Born (1921-10-21)21 October 1921
Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Died 6 November 2006(2006-11-06) (aged 85)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genres Jazz, soul
Occupation(s) Guitarist
Instruments Guitar
Labels Prestige
Associated acts Buddy Johnson, Aretha Franklin

Chauncey (also Chauncy) Leon Westbrook (October 21, 1921 November 2, 2006), better known as Chauncey "Lord" Westbrook, is an American jazz guitarist.

Westbrook has played and recorded with Rex Stewart, Buddy Johnson (1953-7),[2] Aretha Franklin, Charlie Rouse, Little Willie John, Ernestine Allen, Little Jimmy Scott,[3] and Sammy Davis, Jr.,[4] among others.

He was a member of The Orioles in the early 1950s.[5][6] In 1956 he was signed on by Morty Craft's newly acquired Melba Records.[7]

He was one of the top session musicians, along with Bill Lee, Osie Johnson and Tyree Glenn, selected by John Hammond for Aretha Franklin’s first recording for Columbia on August 1, 1960,[8][9] along with Ray Bryant, Skeeter Best and Milt Hinton.[10]

Discography

As sideman

References

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  8. Bego, Mark (2010) Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul, p. 45. Da Capo Press At Google Books. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  9. Prial, Dunstan (2007) The Producer: John Hammond and the Soul of American Music. Macmillan At Google Books. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  10. Wagner, Heather Lehr (2010) Aretha Franklin: Singer, p. 29. Infobase Publishing At Google Books. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
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