Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | September 24, 1913 |
Birth Place | Michigan |
Age | 107 YEARS OLD |
Died On | May 25, 2014 (age 100) |
Birth Sign | Libra |
Net worth: $6 Million (2024)
About
American jazz singer and actor who was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame in 2004.
Before Fame
In his early years, he would appear in blackface and lie about his race in order to be taken more seriously as a jazz musician.
Trivia
He was typecast as the singing Cowboy archetype in Western films.
Family Life
He was born to an Irish mother and an Italian father. He married Tempest Storm and they had a daughter together.
Associated With
He recorded with Duke Ellington from 1940 to 1942.