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Louie Bellson 1950 drum solo

Louie Bellson 1957 drum solo

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Louie Bellson on Johnny Carson (circa 1988)

Drummerworld: Louie Bellson

Louie Bellson Drum Solo 2008

“Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni (6 July 1924 – 14 February 2009), better known by the stage name Louie Bellson … was an Italian-American jazz drummer. He was a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator, and is credited with pioneering the use of two bass drums.”

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Published Feb 17, 2009By John Bell
Categorized as Omnium Gatherum Tagged Luminary, Music

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