Born: March 27, 1909 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Died: September 20, 1973 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Also known as "The Brute" or "Frog". He was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist.
Please note: The song "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" is a song co-written by Paul Francis Webster.
Had a part as himself in the movie Stille dage i Clichy / Quiet days on Clichy (1970), directed by Jens Jørgen Thorsen