Jazz Cornetist Hackett Dies at 61 in Massachusetts
Bobby Hackett famed cornetist with a tone likened to Beiderbecke and Armstrong died of a heart attack at his West Chatham home. He had just left hospital after lung surgery and was scheduled to perform in Boston with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops on June 17. He was born in Providence 1915 and rose through Cab Calloway and Glenn Miller bands before leading his own groups for 15 years.
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