Dick Voynow
Richard F. "Dick" Voynow (c. 1900 – September 15, 1944) was a jazz pianist and composer. He was a member and leader of The Wolverines.
Life and career
[edit]Voynow replaced Dud Mecum on piano in The Wolverines during the band's booking at the Stockton Club in Ohio. He eventually became the band's business manager and leader.[1] He remained relatively unknown, in part because The Wolverines featured one of the most famous of jazz musicians – Bix Beiderbecke.[2] Voynow is also known as co-composer of "Riverboat Shuffle".[2]
He worked as a recording manager from the late 1920s for companies including the combined Brunswick and Decca labels.[1][2] In the 1940s he was a recording executive in California. He died in Los Angeles on September 15, 1944, after a long illness.[1]
