Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Louie Bellson


Legendary jazz drummer Louie Bellson performs at the Redstone Room at River Music Experience in Davenport on Wednesday night, October 15. Belson, a Moline High School graduate, has played with a long list of famous jazz musicians including Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Louie Armstrong just to name a few. Bellson developed the double bass drum kick pedal system at age 15, earning him an A in his Moline High School art class. The double bass drum system is now widely used among rock drummers.

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