Person · Male
Johnny Blowers
- From
- Spartanburg, United States
- Active
- 1911–2006
- Releases
- 0
- swing
About
John G. Blowers Jr. (April 21, 1911 – July 17, 2006) was an American drummer of the swing era. Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, Blowers ("Blau-ers") learned to play percussion during his schooldays and began performing with the Bob Pope Band in 1936. Blowers attended college at Oglethorpe College, now Oglethorpe University.
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In 1937, he travelled to New York City, where he found employment as a drummer in Greenwich Village. In 1938, he joined Bunny Berigan's band, and in 1942 he began performing with the up-and-coming Frank Sinatra, who asked Blowers to record with him. They performed and recorded together regularly until the 1950s. In 1947, he opened Club Blowers in the Queens district.
In addition to Sinatra, Blowers performed with Louis Armstrong, Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Sidney Bechet, Eddie Fisher, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Billie Holiday, and Mel Tormé.
Blowers also performed in the They Might Be Giants video, "They'll Need a Crane" from the album, Lincoln.
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Ben Homer & His Orchestra membranophone
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Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 5a45b0cb-9082-4d27-83fa-5f5afa08624a
- ISNI
- 0000000383271043
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.