Actor · Orchestrator
Born Jul 6, 1924 · Rock Falls, Illinois, USA
Active 1948–2009 · Awards: NEA Jazz Masters
Louie Bellson (born Luigi Paolino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924 – February 14, 2009), often seen in sources as Louis Bellson, although he himself preferred the spelling Louie, was an American jazz drummer.