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Famous tuba players include:

  • Tommy Johnson who played the tuba until his death, playing notable theme songs for films--the most famous being JAWS
  • Roger Bobo played with the L.A. Philharmonic for many years and recorded as a soloist with the London Philharmonic. He also appeared on The Tonight Show
  • Harvey Phillips, the only wind instrument player to be inducted into the Classical Music Hall of Fame
  • William Bell

Famous jazz tuba players include:

  • Walter Page
  • Red Callendar
  • Don Butterfield
  • Joe Murphy
  • Howard Johnson
  • Bob Stewart
  • Marcus Rojas
  • Eli Newberger
  • Matt Perrine
  • Kirk Joseph
  • Nat Mcintosh
  • Jon Sass
  • Jim Self
  • Michel Godard
  • Anthony Lacen (a.k.a. "Tuba Fats")

Tuba jazz pioneers include:

  • Walter Page
  • Chink Martin
  • Hayes Alvis
  • Pete Briggs
  • Pop Estep
  • Singleton Palmer
  • Joe Tarto
  • Bill Barber
  • Don Butterfield
  • Cyrus St. Clair
  • Clinton Walker
  • Gene Mayl
  • Quinn Wilson
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You are probably thinking of Tommy Johnson who played in the theme to "Jaws", etc. He died on October 16, 2006

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