Ben Branch
Ben Branch | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 8, 1928 |
| Died | August 27, 1987 (aged 59) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
Ben F. Branch (January 8, 1928 – August 27, 1987) was an American entrepreneur, jazz tenor saxophonist, and bandleader.
Although known as the last person Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to moments before his assassination in 1968, Branch had been a jazz bandleader for many years.