Deane Kincaide

Robert Deane Kincaide (March 18, 1911 – August 14, 1992) was an American jazz reedman. Kincaide was born in Houston, Texas, United States, but raised in Decatur, Illinois, and began playing professionally and working as an arranger in the early 1930s. He worked with Wingy Manone in 1932, then took a job with Ben Pollack from 1933 to 1935, also arranging for Benny Goodman on the side. He joined Bob Crosby's group in 1935, and worked with Woody Herman and Manone again; at the end of the decade he worked briefly with Tommy Dorsey. In the first half of the 1940s he worked with Joe Marsala, Glenn Miller, Ray Noble, and Muggsy Spanier. He served in the United States Navy during World War II, playing in a ship's band on the USS Franklin (CV-13). He joined Ray McKinley's band in 1946, working with him until 1950. From the 1950s until the early 1980s, Kincaide worked primarily as an arranger for television. He died, aged 81, in St. Cloud, Florida.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 18, 1911 (Houston), Died August 14, 1992

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, saxophone, baritone saxophone, arranger, alto saxophone, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 100 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	61184	10-in.	6/16/1936	Savoy blues	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	61213	10-in.	8/19/1936	My kingdom for a kiss	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	61214	10-in.	8/19/1936	Through the courtesy of love	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	61215	10-in.	8/19/1936	Peter piper	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	61216	10-in.	8/19/1936	Woman on my weary mind	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	61217	10-in.	8/19/1936	Royal garden blues-1	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, arranger
Decca	61589	10-in.	2/8/1937	The old spinning wheel	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	61590	10-in.	2/8/1937	Gin mill blues	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	61591	10-in.	2/8/1937	If I had you	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	61592	10-in.	2/8/1937	Between the devil and the deep blue sea	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	62515	10-in.	8/10/1937	Stardust on the moon	Woody Herman Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	62516	10-in.	8/10/1937	The lady from Fifth Avenue	Woody Herman Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	62517	10-in.	8/10/1937	Don't you know or don't you care?	Woody Herman Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	62518	10-in.	8/10/1937	Double or nothing	Woody Herman Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	86730		8/27/1954	Flaggin' the train	Ray McKinley Orchestra	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	86731		8/27/1954	The natives are restless tonight	Ray McKinley Orchestra	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	86732		8/27/1954	Airizay	Ray McKinley Orchestra	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	86733		8/27/1954	You came a long way from St. Louis	Ray McKinley Orchestra	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	101345		1/14/1957	Sweetheart of Sigma Chi	Wingy Manone and his Band	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	101346		1/14/1957	Trumpet on the wing	Wingy Manone and his Band	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	101347		1/14/1957	Baby, change your mind	Wingy Manone and his Band	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	101348		1/14/1957	Two beat special	Wingy Manone and his Band	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	101349		1/14/1957	Burlecue	Wingy Manone and his Band	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	101350		1/14/1957	Biloxi	Wingy Manone and his Band	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	101363		1/14/1957	Party doll	Wingy Manone and his Band	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone

(Results 76-100 of 100 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kincaide, Deane," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106730.

Kincaide, Deane. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106730.

"Kincaide, Deane." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.