Joe Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Produced for public radio broadcast here in TX... Ernesto “Ernie” Caceres was born in Rockport, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1911. As a young man, he performed in San Antonio and throughout South Texas with his brother, Emilio Caceres, and his cousin, Johnny Gomez. The trio’s popularity earned the group an appearance on the Benny Goodman radio show in 1937. Soon, Ernie Caceres began playing the saxophone with some of the biggest names in jazz, including Jack Teagarden, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and Woody Herman. Following a stint in the U.S. Army during World War II, Caceres went on to play with Louis Armstrong’s All-Stars. Drawing from a broad range of musical influences, including Mexican-American, African-American and Anglo-American, Ernesto Caceres joined the many other talented artists from the Lone Star State who helped shape jazz music during the 20th century. http://www.kera.org/artandseek/content/200...-ernie-caceres/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat5 Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 To bad the site does not offer any sound clips by Ernie. It just advertises itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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