An Encyclopedia of South Carolina Jazz and Blues Musicians
Benjamin Franklin V
Russo, Charlie (Charles) Saxophone, clarinet, oboe, arranger 27 August 1910 ( Bronx, N.Y.)–29 May 1975 (Greenville, S.C.) S.C. residence: Greenville (1967– 1975) Russo began playing in bands at fifteen. He joined Charlie Spivak's ...