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Article: OBITUARY Lawyer Selaiden played sax behind Hope, Arnaz
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 7, 2009
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By MEG JONES
George Selaiden first saw the saxophone in the shop window when
he was a young boy.
He kept walking by the store to catch a glimpse of the gleaming
instrument and occasionally went inside to admire it. One day the
shop owner asked him if he was there to pick it up. Selaiden didn't
know his father had secretly bought it for him.
When Selaiden began taking lessons at the age of 9, he had no
idea the saxophone would someday lead to a career playing in bands
that backed Bob Hope, Rosemary Clooney, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball and
Ricky Nelson.
Selaiden, 87, of Elm Grove, died Saturday of pneumonia at
Froedtert Hospital.
"He was gifted with the ability to play very musically and ...