Bellison, Belllson, Bellson, Belson, Bill Bell, Blue Bells, L. Bellson, L. Belson, L.Bellson, Lou, Lou Bellson, Louie Bellsaon, Louie Bellson, Louie Belolson, Louie Belson, Louiie Bellson, Louis Bellison, Louis Belson, Louis Nelson, Louis P. Bellison, Louis, Belson, Louise Bellson, Л. Беллсон, Л. Беллсоо, Луи Беллсон, Луис Беллсон
Italian-American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator. Born : 6 July 1924 in Rock Falls, Illinois, USA. Died : 14 February 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is credited with pioneering the use of two bass drums, a set-up he already used at the age of 15. He received the prestigious Jazz Masters Award from the US National Endowment of the Arts in 1994 and was made a “Living Legend” by the Kennedy Centre in 2007. He was married to singer Pearl Bailey from November 1952 until her death in 1990.