Legendary clarinetist, composer ("At the Woodchoppers' Ball"), singer  and bandleader (the Thundering Herd(s) ), 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 popular-song 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 Father's Moustache", "Wild Root", "I Remember  Duke", and "Misty Morning".