Louis Bellson
Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni
appears on 8 albums
Italian-American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
Born 6 July 1924 in Rock Falls, Illinois, died 14 February 2009 in Los Angeles, California
Married to singer Pearl Bailey (1952 -1990, her death)
Married to producer Francine Bellson (1992-2009, his death)
Older brother of drummer . Father of jazz singer Dee Dee Bellson