Legendary clarinetist composer At the Woodchoppers Ball singer and bandleader the Thundering Herds educated at Marquette University He was a clarinetist in the orchestras of Joey Lichter Harry Sosnik Gus Arnheim and Indiana Jones then formed his own orchestra appearing in hotels theatres and ballrooms He toured Europe in 1954 Europe and Latin America in 1958 under the auspices of the US State Department and made many records Joining ASCAP in 1945 his chief musical collaborators included Chubby Jackson and Ralph Burns and his other popularsong and instrumental compositions include Apple Honey Goosey Gander Northwest Passage River Bed Blues Blues on Parade Blowin Up a Storm Music by the Moon Early Autumn A Kiss Goodnight Your Fathers Moustache Wild Root I Remember Duke and Misty Morning