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- Billie_Rogers abstract "Billie Rogers (née Zelda Louise Smith (May 31, 1917 - January 18, 2014) was an American jazz trumpet player and singer who was a member of the trumpet section and featured soloist with Woody Herman from 1941 to 1943. She led her own band in 1943, then at the end of that year, joined the Jerry Wald band and remained a member until October 1945, when she left to form her own sextet. Rogers is credited as being the first woman to hold a horn position in a major jazz orchestra. Rogers shared the distinction as a pioneering female jazz trumpeter with Valaida Snow.Woody Herman discovered Rogers in August 1941. After his band had finished for the evening at the Palladium Ballroom Cafe in Hollywood, Herman had gone to a small Los Angeles night club where Rogers was singing and playing trumpet. Impressed, he asked for an introduction. Sammy Cahn, the songwriter, did the honors and, within a few minutes, Herman hired her to be a member of his "Blues on Parade" band. She made her debut with Woody's band at the Panther Room of Chicago's Sherman Hotel.".
- Billie_Rogers activeYearsEndYear "1947".
- Billie_Rogers activeYearsStartYear "1927".
- Billie_Rogers alias "Smith, Zelda Louise (birth name); Billie Archer (married name)".
- Billie_Rogers associatedBand Jerry_Wald.
- Billie_Rogers associatedBand Tommy_Pederson.
- Billie_Rogers associatedBand Woody_Herman.
- Billie_Rogers associatedMusicalArtist Jerry_Wald.
- Billie_Rogers associatedMusicalArtist Tommy_Pederson.
- Billie_Rogers associatedMusicalArtist Woody_Herman.
- Billie_Rogers background "non_vocal_instrumentalist".
- Billie_Rogers birthDate "1917-05-31".
- Billie_Rogers birthPlace North_Plains,_Oregon.
- Billie_Rogers birthYear "1917".
- Billie_Rogers deathDate "2014-01-18".
- Billie_Rogers deathYear "2014".
- Billie_Rogers genre Big_band.
- Billie_Rogers genre Swing_music.
- Billie_Rogers instrument Trumpet.
- Billie_Rogers occupation Bandleader.
- Billie_Rogers occupation Trumpet.
- Billie_Rogers recordLabel Decca_Records.
- Billie_Rogers recordLabel MCA_Records.
- Billie_Rogers recordLabel Majestic_Records.
- Billie_Rogers recordLabel Musicraft_Records.
- Billie_Rogers recordLabel V-Disc.
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