About Rusty Dedrick
Rusty Dedrick was a notable figure. Dedrick died in 2009 at the age of 91.
Explore other notable deaths in 2009 or deaths in December 2009.
Advertisement
Full Biography
|Lyle "Rusty" Dedrick (12 July 1918 – 25 December 2009) was an American swing and bebop jazz trumpeter and composer born in Delevan, New York, probably better known for his work with Bill Borden, Dick Stabile, Red Norvo, Ray McKinley and Claude Thornhill, among others.
In 1971, Dedrick joined the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music, later becoming director of jazz studies.
He was the uncle of the members of the sunshine pop group The Free Design.
Discography
As leader/co-leader
- Counterpoint for Six Valves (Riverside, 1955–56) - with Don Elliott
- Salute to Bunny (Counterpoint, 1957)
- Twelve Isham Jones Evergreens (Monmouth, 1964)
- Rhythm and Winds (Esoteric, 1957)
As sideman
With Bobby Hackett
- Creole Cookin' (Verve, 1967)
With Maxine Sullivan
- Sullivan Shakespeare Hyman (Audiophile, 1971)
Content from Wikipedia — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Books & Media
Find books, audiobooks and films about Rusty Dedrick on Amazon.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
Sources
- Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Dedrick
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sep 26, 2026
- View article
- Sep 26, 2026
People who died on December 25
Spotted an error?
Help us keep the archive accurate. Report a correction with a source.
Report an error for Rusty Dedrick →Advertisement