Huey Lawrence

Huey Lawrence was one of my main sources for discovering not only the rich history of B-1 but also of the Rhythm Vets, with whom he also jammed after the re-premiere of “Pitch a Boogie Woogie” in 1988. He and Willa were always gracious hosts, and I loved visiting them in their Ayden home, where he’d often sit fingering his dented and bandaged horn while we talked, and sometimes in a memory he’d play.

Huey Lawrence jams with the Quincy Jones Trio at UBE, Greenville, NC

Huey & Willa Lawrence at B-1’s Chapel Hill reunion in 2004

Huey and his trumpet at home in Ayden