Stan Keller (''

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'' Stanley Keller Grubb, May 1, 1907 – August 7, 1990) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader.

Stan Keller Orchestra

While performing at the

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, the proprietor, often referred to Keller's group as the "Ork of Stork" ("ork" being colloquial for "orchestra").

Biography

Stanley Keller Grubb's parents were Benjamin Franklin Grubb (b. 1873), a steam shovel operator in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania and Elizabeth (née Keller) Grubb (b. 1872). The family descended from John Grubb, who came to the Delaware Valley from Cornwall in 1677. The youngest of four children, Stan mastered the clarinet, all saxophones, flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn, and bassoon. He performed with the

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at age 13.

References

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