Louie Bellson Legacy: Home
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CHARTS FROM THE LOUIE BELLSON LIBRARY
Full arrangements for big band
Titles available now:
• “Skin Deep”
• “Hawk Talks”
• “Intimacy of the Blues”
More titles coming soon.
Pricing:
• According to chart size / use.
• Includes repro, assembly. Shipping separate.
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Send inquiry to Mrs. Bellson at bellson_1@att.net.
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<---- Click album cover to listen to Bellson's "Soar Like an Eagle" (5:32) while you browse the website. (Track 1 on Live from New York CD)
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WQAD-TV News story on May 20, 2010 Unveiling of the Louie Bellson Monument in his boyhood home and final resting place of Moline, Illinois (Quad-Cities).
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Click News page May 20, 2010 for full coverage of Bellson Monument Dedication.
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Louie Bellson chronicles his own early career in this lively video interview documented by the National Assoc- iation of Music Merchants (NAMM) Oral History Program.
(date: 1/19/03, duration: 4:40) To watch video, click photo---> _____________________________________________________________
Explore his remarkable life on the Watch Videos Here! page. Also, see the enhanced Bio & Beyond page.
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See News page (7/19/09) for story on the passing of DEE DEE BELLSON
~ In Memoriam ~
Performance on Star Search with Ed McMahon. (1988) (To watch, just click photo) ----->
Tip: Fast forward cursor to 2:20 for Dee Dee's song.
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Articles on the funerals have been moved to the bottom of the Press Coverage page. (click) Tributes from everybody (incl. you!) on Guestbook page. (Click pic for '99 JazzTimes article).
“Louie Bellson represents the epitome of musical talent. His ability to cover the whole musical spectrum from an elite percussionist to a very gifted composer and arranger never ceases to amaze me. I consider him one of the musical giants of our age.” -- Oscar Peterson
“Not only is Louie Bellson the world’s greatest drummer...he is the world’s greatest musician!” --Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington
“...one of the most phenomenal drummers in history” --Leonard Feather, critic
“To listen and see Louie is to know ‘Man’s love of music.’” -- Pearl Bailey Bellson
“One of the greatest thrills of my musical career was to sing with Louie Bellson, my ‘birthday partner’.” -- Della Reese
“Louie Bellson’s playing, everybody knows, is great, but the important thing is that in a business that is so nuts, we’ve remained friends all these years. That’s the real accomplishment.” -- Buddy Rich
“To me, Louis is just one of the nicest guys I have every known. His playing is absolutely on top – on top of everything! He is just so nice! He’s a sweetheart. Louie Bellson is a beautiful artist.” -- Count Basie
“Louie is a superb artist. There’s so much hyperbole you can use but he’s just one of the top drummers… percussionists in the world. And one other thing about Louie: he is a sweet, nice man. There are no pretensions about Louie, and I like that!” -- Johnny Carson
“When you say ‘working with the tops,’ that’s what it is to me working with Louie. He’s an all-around well-loved musician. To me, he’s just like one of the family.” -- Ella Fitzgerald
“He’s one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. Louie’s the kind of musician who, if you tell him something one time, that’s it. He gets it. He’s an excellent, superb musician. -- Sarah Vaughan
“Louie Bellson – the only man I know who, when he plays by himself, sounds like a symphony orchestra.” -- Sammy Davis, Jr.
“There are a lot of great players… a lot of great players around, but Louie Bellson is really something special.” -- “Dizzy” Gillespie
“I feel blessed to have had (him) in my life for so many cherished times … I feel blessed to have (him) deep in my heart.” -- Quincy Jones
“Louie is the best person I ever met.” -- Tony Bennett
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CONTRIBUTIONS (tax-deductible) in memory of Louie Bellson can be made to Emmanuel Baptist Church and mailed to:
Emmanuel Baptist Church
467 N. White Rd.
San Jose, CA 95127 . . . (Write "Bellson" on memo line of check).
--> Click bass drum pic above for thrilling video clip of Emmanuel announcement. (1:12)
CONTRIBUTIONS (tax-deductible) to help support the annual Bellson 5K Race can be made to Louie Bellson 5K Memorial Drum Roll and mailed to:
Louie Bellson 5K Memorial Drum Roll
P.O. Box 805
Moline, IL 61266
---> Click this link for Article/Video report by TheDrumExperts. Click logo above for 2010 application blank.
CONTRIBUTIONS (not tax-deductible) to help defray expenses of memorials and monument dedication, can be made to Francine Bellson and mailed to:
Mrs. Francine Bellson
Louie Bellson Legacy
16055 Ventura Blvd. Suite #1212
Encino, CA 91436
---> Click monument photo at right for news article.
MEMORIAL CONCERT (video clip)
Musician's Warehouse Big Band Tribute to Louie Bellson at the AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival, August 8, 2009 at the San Jose Repertory Theatre. Seen here performing: "The Intimacy of the Blues".
---> Click band photo at right to watch video clip. (7:27) ____________________________________________________________
(has been moved to the Bio & Beyond page.)
"Louie Bellson: Hometown Hero"
Slideshow chronicling Illinois native son Louie Bellson's presence in the Q-C area.
Produced by Todd Mizener, The Dispatch Argus (Moline/Rock Island, IL) archives.
Set to the music "Skin Deep" composed & performed by Louie Bellson.
To watch, click Q-C Online or click photo --->(7:53 min) ____________________________________________________________
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