He started taking piano lessons when he was 5, and after working with Tasker Crosson's Ten Statesmen in 1934, organized his own 7-piece band in Boston in 1936.
He started taking piano lessons when he was 5 and moved to Boston in 1932. After working with Tasker Crosson's Ten Statesmen in 1934, organized his own 7-piece band in 1936.