His first major professional gig was with Tab Smith at the Savoy Ballroom in New York City from 1945 to 1949.
[1] He played with Muggsy Spanier intermittently from 1953 through the end of the decade and with Fletcher Henderson in 1957–58.
In 1958, he performed as a solo act in Columbus, Ohio, then played with Wild Bill Davison in 1958–59 and again in 1962.
[1] In 1960 he formed Saints & Sinners with Vic Dickenson, playing with this band until 1970.
[1] He joined jazz drummer Chuck Slate and his band in 1971 and stayed with him most of the year.