Born January 27, 1916, Boston, MA - died October 16, 1977, Los Angeles, CA.
He played in many big bands including: Gene Krupa (1938-'39 & 1941-'42), Teddy Powell (1939-'40), Alvino Rey (1940), Tommy Dorsey (1942-'44), Artie Shaw, Billie Holiday (1946), Woody Herman, Wingy Manone (1947), Sarah Vaughan (1951), Georgie Auld (1952), B.B. King (1959), Stan Kenton (1963 & 1965) and others.