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Stan Keller

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Stan Keller
Photo by James Johann Kriegsmann (1911-1994) New York
Photo by James Johann Kriegsmann (1911-1994)
New York
Background information
Birth nameStanley Keller Grubb
Born(1907-05-01)May 1, 1907
Reading, Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 7, 1990(1990-08-07) (aged 83)
Arvada, Colorado
GenresJazz, Swing, Dixieland, Big band, Polkas
Occupation(s)Bandleader
Saxophonist
Composer
Instrument(s)Woodwinds, Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Bassoon, Oboe
Years active1920s - mid 1960s
Formerly ofStan Keller and His Orchestra

Stan Keller ( Stanley Keller Grubb, May 1, 1907 – August 7, 1990) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader.[1]

Stan Keller Orchestra

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While performing at the Stork Club in New York City, Sherman Billingsley, the proprietor, often referred to Keller's group as the "Ork of Stork" ("ork" being colloquial for "orchestra").[citation needed]

Biography

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Stanley Keller Grubb's parents were Benjamin Franklin Grubb (b. 1873), a steam shovel operator in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania and Elizabeth (née Keller) Grubb (b. 1872). The family descended from John Grubb, who came to the Delaware Valley from Cornwall in 1677.[2] The youngest of four children, Stan mastered the clarinet, all saxophones, flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn, and bassoon. He performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age 13.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Musician Stan Keller Dies After Lung Cancer Battle". Rocky Mountain News. 9 August 1990.
  2. ^ Grubb, David (2008). The Grubb Family of Grubb's Landing, Delaware. Higginson Book Co.