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Walter Page Cavanaugh
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Walter Page Cavanaugh
Updated Jun 26, 2025
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Walter Page Cavanaugh was born to Charles Clover Cavanaugh (1890 - 1975) and Mary Ellen Page (1887 - 1960). He had a brother, Ray. Both of Walter's parents played ragtime piano and he switched from playing the ukulele to playing piano when he was about 9 years old.
Walter Cavanaugh was a musician on the west coast and was best known as Page Cavanaugh. He was a jazz pianist and there are numerous articles mentioning him online, under the name Page Cavanaugh. He appeared in several movies and played with his jazz trio in many night spots in the Los Angeles area as well as appearing on Frank Sinatra's radio program and The Jack Paar Show. He continued his musical career right up until the end - his final album was in 2006, two years before he died. One fascinating blog details the career of "Page" and his buddies. The blog by jazz enthusiast J.P. can be seen at Jazz great Page Cavanaugh dies.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Signal Corps.. During the War, he played with the "Three Sergeants", a trio involving Al Viola on the guitar, Lloyd Pratt on bass, and himself. After the war, the group became known as "The Page Cavanaugh Trio".
According to his obituary, Walter never married. See one of the many articles that was published about his career after his death: Jazz great Page Cavanaugh dies.
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