Herb Ellis (Mitchell Herbert Ellis, Farmersville, Texas, August 4, 1921 - Los Angeles, California, March 28, 2010) was an American jazz guitarist.
Growing up on the outskirts of Dallas, Texas, Ellis first heard the electric guitar performed by George Barnes on a radio program. This experience is said to have inspired him to take up the guitar. He became proficient on the instrument by the time he entered North Texas State University as a music major. Ellis majored in music, but because they did not yet have a guitar program at that time, he studied the string bass. Unfortunately, due to lack of funds, his college days were short lived. In 1941 Herb dropped out of college and toured for 6 months with a band from the University of Kansas.
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On the radio
Stations that played Herb Ellis in the last 30 days
- 30×
Radio Art - Guitar Jazz
Greece · Post-Bop - 23×
Ella Radio - Bass Jazz
Germany · Post-Bop - 18×
goJAZZ
Romania · Cool Jazz - 14×
Ella Radio - Cool Jazz
Germany · Hard Bop - 12×
Ella Radio - Cocktail Jazz
Germany · Hard Bop - 11×
JAZZ TUNE RADIO
Greece · Jazz - 5×
Radio Art - Smooth Jazz
Greece · Post-Bop - 5×
JAZZCLA
United States · Jazz - 2×
Radio Suisse Jazz
Switzerland · Blues - 2×
TuneIn Martini in the Morning
United States · Jazz - 2×
Ella Radio - Vibraphone Jazz
Germany · Hard Bop - 2×
674FM (mobile)
Germany
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