Chauncey Morehouse
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Chauncey Morehouse (March 11, 1902 - November 3, 1980) was an American jazz drummer.
Morehouse was raised in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, where he played drums from childhood. As a high schooler, he led a group called the Versatile Five, then played in Paul Specht's orchestra from 1922-24 (including on a tour of Europe in 1923). He played with Jean Goldkette in 1925-27, Adrian Rollini in 1927, and Don Voorhees in 1928-29. He also recorded with Frankie Trumbauer, Bix Beiderbecke, Red Nichols, The Dorsey Brothers, and Joe Venuti.
From 1929 Morehouse was active chiefly as a studio musician, working in radio and television. In 1938 he put together his own percussion ensemble which played percussion, designed by Morehousse and Stan King, that was tuned chromatically. His career in the studios continued into the 1970s; in that decade Morehouse retired from studio work and began playing jazz again, mostly at festivals.
