Pete Daily was an American

United States

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 swing music and dixieland

Dixieland

Dixieland music, sometimes referred to as Hot jazz, Early Jazz or New Orleans jazz, is a style of jazz music which developed in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century, and was spread to Chicago and New York City by New Orleans bands in the 1910s.Well-known jazz standard songs from the...

 jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 cornetist and valve trombonist born Thaman Pierce Daily in Portland, Indiana

Portland, Indiana

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 6,437 people, 2,739 households, and 1,750 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,566.8 people per square mile . There were 2,928 housing units at an average density of 712.7 per square mile...

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Career

Daily was the leader of Pete Daily and his Chicagoans in the 1940s and 50s. They recorded for Capital records, Dixie by Daily and Pete Daily's Dixieland Band. They also recorded on the Jump and Decca labels in the 1950s. He started his career in Chicago in 1930 playing with various bands in and around Chicago. In 1942 he moved to the West Coast and, after service in WWII, formed the Chicagoans. He played long engagements at several Hollywood night clubs in the 1950s including; Sardis, The Royal Room, Hangover, Mike Lyman's. Beverly Caverns and the Astors in Studio City. He continued to play during the 1970s until a stroke in 1979 forced him to retire. His driving style on the cornet endeared him to generations of Dixieland

Dixieland

Dixieland music, sometimes referred to as Hot jazz, Early Jazz or New Orleans jazz, is a style of jazz music which developed in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century, and was spread to Chicago and New York City by New Orleans bands in the 1910s.Well-known jazz standard songs from the...

 Jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

enthusiasts.
During the filming of "PETE KELLY'S BLUES",Jack Webb the cornet-playing star of the film, repeatedly went to the nightclub where Daily performed to study his mannerisms for his role in the film. The band which recorded the soundtrack appeared at Dixieland festivals supported by Pete Daily's band!

Family

He was married to the former Faye O'Brien, (6 July 1915 - 3 February 1973). In 1973 Pete married his second wife Florence who died as a result of burns received in a house fire in 1974. Over the years since his death two woman have claimed to have been married to him between 1974 and 1986, but have not produced marriage licenses or dates to support this.

He and Faye had 6 children; Patricia, Dennis, Maureen and Pete, Kathleen (11 June 1938 - 2008), Tim (27 October 1947 - 2008).