Louie Bellson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 16 years ago |
| Date of birth | July 6,1924 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Rock Falls |
| Illinois | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 14,2009 |
| Died | Los Angeles |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Francine Bellson |
| Pearl Bailey | |
| Albums | Pearl Bailey And Louie Bellson |
| Skin Deep | |
| Music groups | Count Basie Orchestra |
| Statesmen of Jazz | |
| Job | Drummer |
| Composer | |
| Bandleader | |
| Books | Louis Bellson Drum Complete |
| Louie Bellson Honors 12 Super-drummers: Their Time was the Greatest! | |
| The Musical Drummer | |
| Double Drums | |
| Contemporary Brush Techniques | |
| Odd Time Reading Text | |
| Modern Reading Text in 4/4: For All Instruments | |
| Movies/Shows | Rock 'n' Roll Revue |
| Superdrumming | |
| Louie Bellson and His Big Band | |
| Teddy Wilson: In Europe: 1969-1970 | |
| Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
| Associ act | Count Basie |
| Children | Dee Dee Belson |
| Tony Bellson | |
| Awards | iHeartRadio Music Award for Songwriter of the Year |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 450342 |
Louie Bellson Life story
Louie Bellson, 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.