The lives of Davenport drummer and jazz expert Josh Duffee and world-renowned drummer Louie Bellson have been inextricably linked for years. Louie Bellson was born 100 years ago, July 6, 1924 in Rock ...

ROCK FALLS, Ill. (KWQC)-Legendary musician and Rock Falls native Louie Bellson would have been his 100 years old on Saturday, July 6, 2024. He was born at 3:30 p.m. in Rock Falls. Musician and band ...

Big band and jazz drummer Louie Bellson, a master musician who performed with such greats as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and his late wife, Pearl Bailey, has died. He was 84. Bellson ...

In 1964, Dean D.J. Bartlett and the Reverend John S. Yaryan invited Duke Ellington and his orchestra to present a concert to consecrate the renovated Grace Cathedral on Nob Hill in San Francisco ...

Louie Bellson, the renowned drummer-composer who died last year, will be honored at two free observances May 20 in the Quad-Cities. A headstone dedication will be at 4:30 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery, ...

Big band and jazz drummer Louie Bellson, a master musician who performed with such greats as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and his late wife, Pearl Bailey, has died. He was 84. Bellson ...

Louie Bellson’s Web site includes accolades he received through the years from the likes of Della Reese, Buddy Rich, Johnny Carson, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Tony ...

WHAT: To honor the memory of Moline native and world acclaimed music legend Louie Bellson, the inaugural running of the Louie Bellson 5K Memorial Drum Roll will take place in the Fall of 2010. This 5K ...

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 ...

ROCK FALLS, Ill. — Rock Falls is honoring one of what it calls its most legendary natives. World-renowned jazz drummer, composer and educator Louie Bellson was born in Rock Falls and grew up in the ...

Louie Bellson and Josh Duffee were born more than 50 years apart, but they were kindred spirits. Mr. Duffee -- 30-year-old Moline High graduate, drummer, and leader of his own orchestra -- met Mr.

ROCK FALLS, Ill. — You are invited to the third annual Bellson Music Fest, celebrating legendary musician Louie Bellson's 100th birthday, in Rock Falls on Saturday, June 8. The free, all-day event ...