Arthur Briggs

James Arthur Briggs (April 9, 1901 Grenada – July 15, 1991, Paris) was a British Caribbean jazz trumpeter and orchestra leader who performed in Europe.
Briggs was born in St. George's on the Caribbean island of Grenada on April 9, 1901, the youngest of ten children.

He played the trumpet and eventually joined the 369th US Infantry Band. He was actually under age and moved his date of birth back to 1899. He was still considered too young... plus