| LC control no. | n 81063089 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bellson, Louie, 1924-2009 |
| Variant(s) | Bellson, Louis Balassoni, Louis Paul, 1924-2009 Balassoni, Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio, 1924-2009 Bellson, Louis, 1924-2009 |
| See also | Corporate body: All-Star Orchestra (Musical group : Louie Bellson) Corporate body: Louie Bellson Big Band |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1924-07-06 |
| Death date | 2009-02-14 |
| Place of birth | Rock Falls (Ill.) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Jazz Swing (Music) |
| Profession or occupation | Drummers (Musicians) Band directors Jazz musicians Composers Arrangers (Musicians) Authors |
| Found in | The trumpet kings at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 [SR] p1975: container (Louis Bellson, drums) 1969 all-star White House tribute to Duke Ellington [SR] p2002: container (Louie Bellson, drums) Black, brown & beige, 1994: container (Louie Bellson and his All-Star Orchestra) New Grove dict. Amer. music (Bellson (Balassoni), Louis (Paul), b. 26 July 1924, Rock Falls, IL; jazz drummer, bandleader, and composer) Grove music online, Jan. 22, 2004 (Bellson, Louie (Louis; Balassoni, Louis Paul; Balassoni, Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio); b. July 6, 1924, Rock Falls, IL; American drummer, bandleader, and composer; his birthdate is widely given incorrectly as July 26) Feather, L.G. Bio. enc. of jazz, 1999 (Bellson, Louie or Louis (Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni); b. July 6, 1924, Rock Falls, IL; drums, composer, leader) New York times WWW site, Feb. 17, 2009 (Louie Bellson; b. Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924, Rock Falls, Ill.; d. Saturday [Feb. 14, 2009], Los Angeles, aged 84; crisp and dazzling drummer who worked with many of the major figures of the swing era and a gracious entertainer who made frequent appearances at the White House and on The Tonight Show) Find-a-grave WWW site, January 17, 2017 (Louis Paul "Louie" Bellson; born Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924, Rock Falls, Illinois; died Feb. 14, 2009, Los Angeles, California; jazz drummer and composer; married to Pearl Bailey) Wikipedia, January 17, 2017 (Louie Bellson; born Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924, Rock Falls, Illinois; died February 14, 2009, Los Angeles, California; known by the stage name Louie Bellson (his own preferred spelling, although he is often seen in sources as Louis Bellson); American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, bandleader, jazz educator, and author) Oxford music online, January 17, 2017: Grove dictionary of American music, 2nd edition (Bellson, Louie (Balassoni, Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francisco Antonio); born July 6, 1924, Rock Falls, IL; died February 14, 2009, Los Angeles, CA; American drummer, composer, arranger, and music director) Discogs, viewed April 29, 2020 (Louie Bellson Big Band) |
| Associated language | eng |
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