1. Lloyd Trotman resided in Huntington, Long Island, New York between 1962 and 2007, and prior to that in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York from 1945 to 1962.
15 Facts About Lloyd Trotman
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Lloyd Trotman provided the bass line on Ben E King's "Stand by Me".
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Lloyd Trotman worked with, traveled with, and recorded with many jazz artists including Johnny Hodges, Woody Herman, Lawrence Brown, Bud Powell, Al Sears, Henry "Red" Allen, Coleman Hawkins, Jimmy Scott, Billy Taylor, Don Wilkerson, Billie Holiday, Lucky Millinder, Boyd Raeburn, and Blanche Calloway.
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Lloyd Trotman played with the following musicians: Sam "The Man" Taylor, King Curtis, Panama Francis, Mickey Baker, Ernie Hayes, Al Caiola among others.
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Lloyd Trotman was a member of the Apollo house band during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
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Lloyd Trotman made hundreds of records during this time period, many of them major hits.
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Lloyd Trotman played on the following TV shows: Tommy Dorsey Show with Henry "Red" Allen, Alan Freed TV Show, PM East-PM West with Sam Cooke, and the Ed Sullivan Show with Paul Anka.
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Lloyd Trotman worked with Henry "Red" Allen at the Newport Jazz Festival.
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Lloyd Trotman played the New York World's Fair Wonder World Aqua Show.
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Lloyd Trotman did the Broadway play Flora The Red Menace with Liza Minnelli from May to July 1965.
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Lloyd Trotman continued to play many weekend nightclub dates into the early 1980s.
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Mostly, Lloyd Trotman was devoted to his family - Gertrude, his wife of 62 years; and his three children, Linda, Timothy, and Nelson.
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Lloyd Trotman received many awards and had newspaper and magazine articles written about his career.
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Lloyd Trotman gave interviews and spoke with high school classes, senior citizen centers, and community groups about his life and career.
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Lloyd Trotman died of pneumonia aged 84, on October 3,2007, on Long Island, and is buried at Pinelawn Memorial Park, in Farmingdale, New York.