George Treadwell

Treadwell played trumpet in the house band at Monroe's in Harlem in 1941–1942, then worked with Benny Carter later in 1942 in Florida.

Following stints with Ace Harris's Sunset Royals and Tiny Bradshaw, Treadwell worked with Cootie Williams (1943–1946) and J.C. Heard (1946–1947).

As a member of Heard's ensemble, he accompanied Etta Jones and Sarah Vaughan, whom he married in 1947.

Treadwell quit playing music professionally late in the 1940s to work as Vaughan's manager, and continued in this capacity after their divorce in 1957.

[4] In 1967, Treadwell died suddenly, leaving his wife Faye to buy out his partners and manage The Drifters.