Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

John Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano saxophone, but refused to play soprano after 1940. Along with Benny Carter, Hodges is considered to be one of the definitive alto saxophone players of the big band era. After beginning his career as a teenager in... [more on Wikipedia]

Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra began charting in 1937 with A Sailboat in the Moonlight.The artist placed 3 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.On US RnB the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s.