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Selected Works of Vicki Betts
Presentation
"Eddie and Sugar Lou's Hotel Tyler Orchestra"
Smith County Historical Society (2016)
  • Vicki Betts, University of Texas at Tyler
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Abstract
Eddie Fennell and Charles "Sugar Lou" Morgan headed an early Tyler African American jazz band, which recorded in Dallas in 1929 and 1930. This presentation takes a look at the Fennell and Morgan families and the rise and fall of the Hotel Tyler Orchestra, and includes several selections of their music.
Keywords
  • Eddie and Sugar Lou's Hotel Tyler Orchestra,
  • Eddie Fennell,
  • Charles Morgan,
  • African Americans,
  • Tyler,
  • Texas,
  • jazz,
  • blues,
  • Smith County Historical Society
Disciplines
Publication Date
February 2, 2016
Location
Carnegie History Center, Tyler, Texas
Citation Information
Vicki Betts. ""Eddie and Sugar Lou's Hotel Tyler Orchestra"" Smith County Historical Society (2016)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/vicki-betts/50/