Drummer Louie Bellson passes away at age 84
Louie Bellson has often been hailed as ‘the world’s greatest drummer’, he has passed away due to complications of Parkinson’s disease at Cedars Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles at the age of eighty-four.
Louie began his musical career as a teenager and is best remembered for performances he dished out being the member of big bands while working with the likes of jazz legends such as Count Basie, Harry James, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington. During the 1940’s and 50’s he was the star attraction at every show he performed in.
Amongst his achievements are winning 6 Grammy Awards and also won the coveted and prestigious American Jazz Masters Award in 1994.
Yeah that’s a really stellar career Louie hand and I’m sure he led a very dignified life and played with the best in the business. I have hardly ever heard a drummer winning 6 Grammys so this gentleman must have been really special.
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