He served overseas with the USO in the European theater and he later toured South America with the Xavier Cugat Orchestra.
As one of the first percussionists to take the marimba and vibraphone into the classical world as solo instruments, he made his New York debut at Town Hall in 1950.
This Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone was given its world premier with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in 1948 with Vladimir Golschmann conducting.
He also performed with the Don Ho show in Hawaii and Las Vegas and served as music director and conductor for Anita Bryant.
He also appeared on numerous radio and television programs such as Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas and the Lawrence Welk Show.