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Louie Bellson

Louie Bellson (born Luigi Paolino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924 – February 14, 2009), often seen in sources as Louis Bellson, although he himself preferred the spelling Louie, 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 performed in most of the major capitals around the world. Bellson and his wife, actress and singer Pearl Bailey (married from 1952 until Bailey's death in 1990), had the second highest number of appearances at the White House (only Bob Hope had more). Bellson was a vice president at Remo, a drum company. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1985. Description above from the Wikipedia article Louie Bellson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Jul 6, 1924 In Rock Falls, Illinois, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
3
First Appeared:
In the movie A Song Is Born 1948-10-19
Latest Project:
Series Lou Grant 1977-09-20
Known For
Poster of Lou Grant
Poster of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Poster of A Song Is Born
Filmography
Series Lou Grant Unknown 1977-09-20
Series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962-10-01
Movie A Song Is Born Drums 1948-10-19
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