Alvin "Junior" Raglin (March 16, 1917 - November 10, 1955) was an Americanswing jazzdouble-bassist.

Raglin started out on guitar but had picked up bass by the mid-1930s. He played withEugene Coy [de] from 1938 to 1941 inOregon, and then joinedDuke Ellington's Orchestra, where he replacedJimmy Blanton. Raglin remained in Ellington's employ from 1941 to 1945.

After leaving Ellington's orchestra, Raglin led his own quartet, and also played withDave Rivera,Ella Fitzgerald, andAl Hibbler. He briefly returned to perform with Ellington in 1946 and 1955. Raglin fell ill in the late 1940s and quit performing; he died in 1955 at age 38. He never recorded as a leader.

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