American musician (1890–1947).
Born December 2nd, 1890 in Paducah.
Died January 16th, 1947 at 56 years old in St. Louis.
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel