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Overton "Ovie" Alston (December 14, 1905 – 1989) was an American jazz trumpeter, vocalist, and bandleader. Alston played with and His Brownies in New York in 1928, recording with them for Brunswick Records. He was hired by Claude Hopkins in 1931 and remained with him until 1936; it is for this association that he is best known. After leaving Hopkins he started his own band, playing at the Apollo Theater, the Plantation Club, the Ubangi Club and the Roseland Ballroom in the late 1930s and early 1940s. He toured with the band for the armed forces during World War II; Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake joined the group during this time.

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  • Overton "Ovie" Alston (December 14, 1905 – 1989) was an American jazz trumpeter, vocalist, and bandleader. Alston played with and His Brownies in New York in 1928, recording with them for Brunswick Records. He was hired by Claude Hopkins in 1931 and remained with him until 1936; it is for this association that he is best known. After leaving Hopkins he started his own band, playing at the Apollo Theater, the Plantation Club, the Ubangi Club and the Roseland Ballroom in the late 1930s and early 1940s. He toured with the band for the armed forces during World War II; Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake joined the group during this time. (en)
  • Overton "Ovie" Alston (Washington D.C., 1905/1906 - 1989) was een Amerikaanse jazztrompettist, zanger en bandleider. Hij was een belangrijke zanger en soloïst in het orkest van Claude Hopkins. Alston speelde vanaf 1928 bij Bill Brown and His Brownies in New York. Met Brown maakte hij ook opnames voor . In 1931 werd hij aangenomen door Claude Hopkins, bij wie hij vijf jaar zou werken. De meeste opnames van Alston werden in deze tijd gemaakt. Daarna leidde hij een eigen combo, die onder meer speelde in Apollo Theater, Plantation Club en Roseland Ballroom. Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog trad de groep (met Noble Sissle en ) op voor Amerikaanse troepen. Ook na de oorlog was zijn groep actief in hotels en ballrooms in New York. In de jaren vijftig speelde Alston met zijn bands alleen nog maar in (nl)
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