John G. Blowers Jr. (April 21, 1911 – July 17, 2006)[1] was an American drummer of the swing era. Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States,[1] Blowers ("Blau-ers") learned to play percussion during his schooldays and began performing with the Bob Pope Band in 1936. Blowers attended college at Oglethorpe College, now Oglethorpe University.[2]
Blowers not long before his death.
In 1937, he travelled to New York City, where he found employment as a drummer in Greenwich Village. In 1938, he joined Bunny Berigan's band,[3] and in 1942 he began performing with the up-and-coming Frank Sinatra, who asked Blowers to record with him. They performed and recorded together regularly until the 1950s. In 1947, he opened Club Blowers in the Queens district.
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