Bellson, Louie, 1924-2009 (Personal Name)

The trumpet kings at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 [SR] p1975: container (Louis Bellson, drums)

1969 all-star White House tribute to Duke Ellington [SR] p2002: container (Louie Bellson, drums)

Black, brown & beige, 1994: container (Louie Bellson and his All-Star Orchestra)

New Grove dict. Amer. music (Bellson (Balassoni), Louis (Paul), b. 26 July 1924, Rock Falls, IL; jazz drummer, bandleader, and composer)

Grove music online, Jan. 22, 2004 (Bellson, Louie (Louis; Balassoni, Louis Paul; Balassoni, Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio); b. July 6, 1924, Rock Falls, IL; American drummer, bandleader, and composer; his birthdate is widely given incorrectly as July 26)

Feather, L.G. Bio. enc. of jazz, 1999 (Bellson, Louie or Louis (Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni); b. July 6, 1924, Rock Falls, IL; drums, composer, leader)

New York times WWW site, Feb. 17, 2009 (Louie Bellson; b. Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924, Rock Falls, Ill.; d. Saturday [Feb. 14, 2009], Los Angeles, aged 84; crisp and dazzling drummer who worked with many of the major figures of the swing era and a gracious entertainer who made frequent appearances at the White House and on The Tonight Show)

Find-a-grave WWW site, January 17, 2017 (Louis Paul "Louie" Bellson; born Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924, Rock Falls, Illinois; died Feb. 14, 2009, Los Angeles, California; jazz drummer and composer; married to Pearl Bailey)

Wikipedia, January 17, 2017 (Louie Bellson; born Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924, Rock Falls, Illinois; died February 14, 2009, Los Angeles, California; known by the stage name Louie Bellson (his own preferred spelling, although he is often seen in sources as Louis Bellson); American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, bandleader, jazz educator, and author)

Oxford music online, January 17, 2017: Grove dictionary of American music, 2nd edition (Bellson, Louie (Balassoni, Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francisco Antonio); born July 6, 1924, Rock Falls, IL; died February 14, 2009, Los Angeles, CA; American drummer, composer, arranger, and music director)

Discogs, viewed April 29, 2020 (Louie Bellson Big Band)