Wesley Prince

Clarence Wesley Prince (April 8, 1907 - 30 October 1980[1]) was an American jazz and R&B musician.

Between 1938 and 1941, he played in a trio with pianist and singer Nat King Cole and guitarist Oscar Moore.

In addition, he participated in recordings by Louis Armstrong (1936) and King Perry (1946).

[3] For Nat Cole in 1940, he wrote the song "Gone with the Draft" (the title is a play on the popular Hollywood film Gone with the Wind as well as an allusion to the fact that Cole escaped military service because of his flat feet).

In August 1942, Prince was drafted for military service [4] In later years, he worked in the aviation industry.