About
One of the best jazz bassists of his generation who played with Zutty Singleton and other popular jazz musicians of the 1920s.
Before Fame
He learned to play bass, violin, and cello in school and, after a brief period playing bass, he switched to double bass.
Trivia
As a freelance musician he worked with Cab Calloway's band, with whom he developed his slapping technique.
Family Life
He was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Associated With
He worked with Dizzy Gillespie and together they modernized Cab Calloway's music for a new generation.
