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Luigi Balassoni, Louis Bellson
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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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1924-07-06
- event Death Date 2009-02-14
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 1.2
- info Birth Place Rock Falls, Illinois, USA
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In memoriam Duke Ellington
1993-11-30
6.5
A Song Is Born
1948-10-19
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Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
1967-06-16
7.2
Lou Grant
1977-09-20
5.1
The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01