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Vernon Alley

American jazz bassist (double bass and electric bass guitar), born May 26, 1915 in Winnemucca, NV. Alley performed and recorded with [a=Lionel Hampton] 1940-1942 and [a=Count Basie] 1942-1943. After World War II settled in San Francisco, leading bands and acted as host of radio and TV programs. He also recorded with [a=Jack Sheedy] 1949, [a=Nick Esposito (2)] 1949, [a=Flip Phillips] 1952, [a=Charlie Mariano] 1953, [a=Jimmy Witherspoon] 1959, and [a=Ralph Sutton (2)] 1959.