Louie Bellson Smithsonian Interview Block 516 (Q11312)

Pearl Bailey told me. She said, "Lou" - that was the advantage of having somebody that understands music. She said, "You've got your own career going, and I feel sometimes that you're doing something with your own band. " I said, "I've got the band. I rehearse the band. " "You should be doing some dates. " I remember a couple of times I got a phone call to do something. Pearl Bailey said, "Go ...