Jazz nicknames - rationales?

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Hm - I forgot to ask when we met, but I've always wondered why Bennie Ross Crawford Jr was called Hank. Anyone know?

MG

"Originally called Bennie Ross Crawford, Jr., he picked up the name “Hank” while in college, as he was said to play like another saxophonist named Hank O’Day."

Thanks very much. I never heard of Hank O'Day.

Where did you find that, Marcello?

MG

[marcello]

http://loves-holiday.com/post/79086750712/wildflower-hank-crawford