Johnny Dunn was an American

United States

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 traditional jazz trumpeter and vaudeville

Vaudeville

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 performer, who was born in Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee

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. He is probably best known for his work during the 1920s with musicians such as Perry Bradford

Perry Bradford

Perry Bradford was an African American composer, songwriter, and vaudeville performer....

 or Noble Sissle

Noble Sissle

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. In 1928, Dunn recorded four tracks with Jelly Roll Morton

Jelly Roll Morton

Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe , known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer....

, and two more with both James P. Johnson

James P. Johnson

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 and Fats Waller

Fats Waller

Fats Waller , born Thomas Wright Waller, was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer...

. He never made any more recordings, and relocated permanently to Europe

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.

Dunn died aged 40 in Paris

Paris

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, France

France

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in August 1937, but with his playing style out of fashion he was largely forgotten by that time.