Louie Bellson
Bandleader, Musical Artist
1924 – 2009
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Who was Louie Bellson?
Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, known by the stage name Louie Bellson, was an American jazz drummer. He was a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator, and is credited with pioneering the use of two bass drums.
Bellson was an internationally acclaimed artist who performed in most of the major capitals around the world. Bellson and his first wife, the actress and singer Pearl Bailey, had the second highest number of appearances at the White House. He was a vice president at Remo, a drum company.
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- Born
- Jul 6, 1924
Rock Falls - Also known as
- Louis Bellson
- Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni
- The Tonight Show Band
- Spouses
- Pearl Bailey
(1952/11/19 - 1990/08/17) - Francine Bellson
(1992 - 2009/02/14)
- Pearl Bailey
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Moline High School
- Died
- Feb 14, 2009
Los Angeles
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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