Leroy Eliot "Slam" Stewart (September 21, 1914 – December 10, 1987) was an American jazz double bass player whose trademark style was his ability to bow the bass (arco) and simultaneously hum or sing an octave higher. He was a violinist before switching to bass at the age of 20.
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Leroy Eliot Stewart 21 September 1914 Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
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Died |
10 December 1987 (aged 73) Binghamton, New York, USA
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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