G.T. Hogan

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Wilbert Granville Thodore Hogan Jr. (January 16, 1929, Galveston, Texas - ?) was an American jazz drummer. He used both Granville and Wilbert professionally, and is credited variously with names and initials on albums.

Hogan played saxophone in high school and then switched to drums. He played with Earl Bostic from 1953-55 before moving to New York City. Over the course of his career he played with Randy Weston, Kenny Drew, Kenny Dorham, Ray Charles, Elmo Hope, Bud Powell, Walter Bishop, Jr.. He was less active as a musician after the 1970s, and suffered from emphysema in the 1990s.

[edit] References

• Hogan at All Music Guide
• Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford, 1999, p 324.