Louie Bellson
Biography
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.
Known For
All Movies (3)
- In memoriam Duke Ellington1993 · as Self
- Duke Ellington: Love You Madly1967 · as Self
- A Song Is Born1948 · as Drums
All TV Shows (4)
- Lou Grant1977
- NET Playhouse1966 · as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
- The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self