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Louie Bellson

1924 - 2009

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Louie Bellson (born Luigi Paolino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924 – February 14, 2009), 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 and his wife, actress and singer Pearl Bailey (married from 1952 until Bailey's death in 1990), had the second highest number of appearances at the White House (only Bob Hope had more). Bellson was a vice president at Remo, a drum company. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Louie Bellson is the 2,276th most popular musician (down from 2,179th in 2024), the 12,390th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,542nd in 2019) and the 918th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Louie Bellson ranks 2,276 out of 3,175. Before him are Blind Boy Fuller, Dhafer Youssef, Steve Angello, Tyler Bates, Artimus Pyle, and Will Champion. After him are Steven Isserlis, Kayhan Kalhor, Post Malone, Gerald Wilson, Rudolf Koelman, and Dan Fogelberg.

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Among people born in 1924, Louie Bellson ranks 484. Before him are Vicki Draves, Ivan Udodov, Ralph Miliband, Terry Southern, Vajiha Samadova, and Frank Lautenberg. After him are Frank Church, Mal Whitfield, Bob Kurland, Nikolai Sologubov, Sofía Ímber, and Jo Benkow. Among people deceased in 2009, Louie Bellson ranks 383. Before him are George Perle, Lloyd Ruby, Mohammed Yusuf, Jang Jin-young, Aldo Valentini, and Hiroshi Maeue. After him are Andrea Mead Lawrence, Billy Powell, José Carlos da Costa Araújo, Ellie Greenwich, Erich Kunzel, and Jang Ja-yeon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Louie Bellson ranks 12,398 out of 20,380. Before him are David Paterson (1954), Debby Ryan (1993), Kelly Reichardt (1964), Arthur Laurents (1917), Emma Dumont (1994), Jimmie Davis (1899), Robert Horry (1970), Dominik Mysterio (1997), Ernie Kovacs (1919), and Esther Ralston (1902). After him are Rick Santorum (1958), and Frank Perry (1930).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Louie Bellson ranks 918. Before him are Melody Gardot (1985), Debbie Gibson (1970), Stone Gossard (1966), Blind Boy Fuller (1904), Tyler Bates (1965), and Artimus Pyle (1948). After him are Post Malone (1995), Gerald Wilson (1918), Dan Fogelberg (1951), Kid Cudi (1984), Alex Chilton (1950), and Mike McCready (1966).

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