The Three Peppers

The Three Peppers were a jive trio consisting of pianist Oliver "Toy" Wilson, guitarist Bob Bell, and bassist Walter Williams, who began recording in 1937 for the Variety Records label, including sides accompanying singer Sally Gooding. A year later, they jumped to Decca Records, re-cutting their earlier work and adding new repertory over the next two years. The group was very popular for a short time during the late '30s playing the same kind of lean, small group swing-inspired jazz that Nat "King" Cole's trio would hit with, in a bigger and longer lasting fashion, at around ...