FREDDIE GREEN

American swing and bop jazz guitarist. Born : March 31, 1911 in Charleston, South Carolina. Died : March 01, 1987 in Las Vegas, Nevada. From 1937 until his death in 1987, aged seventy-five, Freddie Green occupied the rhythm guitar chair in various ensembles led by pianist Count Basie, backing celebrated players such as saxophonist Lester Young, clarinetist Benny Goodman, and vocalist Billie Holiday, to name a few. from discogs