About
Known for his use of mutes in jazz, as well as for his compositions, like "Doctor Jazz."
Before Fame
He started playing with brass bands in New Orleans in his mid-twenties and started his own extremely popular band with Kid Ory.
Trivia
His band King Oliver and his Dixie Syncopators was an expanded group of nine, which toured in the mid-1920s.
Family Life
He and his wife raised a daughter named Ruby.
Associated With
Oliver was mentor to Louis Armstrong and one of his most important influences.
