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Personal life and early career

Fred was born to Edward, a WWII veteran, and Jane Elizabeth Radke^[1] in Oakland, CA. Fred Radke learned to play the trumpet ^[how?] at seven years old and began his professional trumpet career at fifteen.^[2]^[3]^[4] He recalled, "I saw Harry James -- one of the most successful trumpet players in the world -- on TV when [he] was 8 years old. and I thought, 'I want to be just like him. I want to play with him.' " He has credited his high school big and the Waldonians, a private big band, for preparing him to play professionally.^[5] Over the next years^[quantify], he played under the leadership of Sal Carson, Dick Stewart, and Burt Bacharach and for actress Marlene Dietrich and The Ed Sullivan Show with Johnny Mathis.^[6]^[7]^[8] He attended the College of San Mateo ^[when?].^[9] He married Gina Funes in 1966.^[10]^[11]

As an instructor

Radke has directed at North Seattle College since 1970, having started the jazz music program there.^[12]^[13] From 2012 to 2020, Radke directed the University of Washington Big Band.^[14]^[15]^[16]

Career with Harry James Orchestra

At 23 years old, Radke joined the Harry James Orchestra playing first trumpet.^[17] At the time, the band played recurring shows in Las Vegas featuring drummer Sonny Payne, later going on tour.^[18] Radke was a full time member of the band in 1969 and 1970 and made occasional returns to the band for over ten years.^[19]^[20] In 1989, the Radke led a tour honoring the 50th anniversary of the Harry James Orchestra.

References

[1] ttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/seattletimes/name/edward-radke-obituary?id=28796005

[2] ttps://www.proquest.com/magazines/fred-radke-carries-on-harry-james-legacy/docview/356817667/se-2

[3] ttps://harryjamesband.com/fredradkebio.asp

[4] ttps://www.postalley.org/2020/09/12/still-swinging-fred-radke-on-big-bands-and-the-evolution-of-jazz/

[5] ttps://www.postalley.org/2020/09/12/still-swinging-fred-radke-on-big-bands-and-the-evolution-of-jazz/

[6] ttps://www.proquest.com/magazines/fred-radke-carries-on-harry-james-legacy/docview/356817667/se-2

[7] ttps://harryjamesband.com/fredradkebio.asp

[8] ttps://www.postalley.org/2020/09/12/still-swinging-fred-radke-on-big-bands-and-the-evolution-of-jazz/

[9] ttps://harryjamesband.com/fredradkebio.asp

[10] ttps://harryjamesband.com/FredRadkeBioPart2.asp

[11] ttps://www.newspapers.com/article/spokane-chronicle-explicitly-stating-yea/143881109/

[12] ttps://www.newspapers.com/article/colorado-springs-gazette-telegraph-pictu/141015711/

[13] ttps://news.northseattle.edu/2021/05/28/radke-recognized-50-years-service-nsc

[14] ttps://music.washington.edu/news/2012/12/02/fred-radke-makes-uw-debut-studio-jazz-ensemble-dec-7

[15] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20210115215315/https://music.washington.edu/ensembles/studio-jazz-ensemble-big-band

[16] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20200617232041/https://music.washington.edu/people/fred-radke

[17] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfuPp88YeFU

[18] Levinson, Peter J. (23 May 2001). Trumpet Blues: The Life of Harry James. Oxford University Press. pp. 205ff. ISBN 978-0195142396.

[19] ttps://www.newspapers.com/article/colorado-springs-gazette-telegraph-pictu/141015711/

[20] ttps://www.proquest.com/magazines/fred-radke-carries-on-harry-james-legacy/docview/356817667/se-2

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