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Louis " Putney" Dandridge (January 13, 1902 – February 15, 1946) (1992). 9780851129396, Guinness Publishing. ISBN 9780851129396 was an American jazz pianist and singer.
After touring in Illinois and the Great Lakes region, Dandridge settled in Cleveland, Ohio, forming a band with guitarist Lonnie Johnson.Sallis, James. The Guitar Players: One Instrument and Its Masters in American Music. p. 44. University of Nebraska Press, 1994 This period lasted until 1934, when he attempted to perform as a solo act. He took his show to New York City, beginning a series of long residences at the Hickory House on 52nd Street and other local clubs. From 1935 to 1936, he recorded numerous sides under his own name, many of which highlighted some major jazz talents of the period, including Roy Eldridge, Teddy Wilson, Henry "Red" Allen, Buster Bailey, John Kirby, Chu Berry, Cozy Cole and more. Appearing to vanish from the music scene in the late 1930s, it is speculated that Dandridge may have been forced to retire due to ill health.
Dandridge died in Wall Township, New Jersey, in February 1946, at the age of 44.
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