- Jazz guitarist and banjoist
- Close friend and musical associate of fellow Chicagoan jazz players Wild Bill Davision and Pee Wee Russell.
- Nicknamed his instrument 'porkchop'.
- Noted as a hard drinker and for his frequent wisecracks.
- Began on ukelele before switching to banjo and (later) guitar.
- Early alumnus of the Austin High School Gang in Chicago, along with Jimmy McPartland, Bud Freeman and Frank Teschemacher.
- Lengthy residencies at Nick's jazz club in Harlem, New York. Established several venues under his own name, beginning in 1945.
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