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(October 24th 1879 - April 23th 1956)
Benjamin Albert Rolfe was born in Brasher, New York in 1879 to a father who was a musical director. A child prodigy he toured Europe and the Eastern United States billed as the "The Boy Trumpet Wonder".
After working a variety of engagements as a performer Rolfe became a band director like his father before him in 1926, leading of his own assembly at a Broadway cabaret called the "Palais D'Or".
Videos:
A Room With A View (3:14)
Deep Hollow (3:40)
Do What You Do (3:15)
I'm Bringing A Red, Red Rose (3:25)
What'll I Do If The Mississippi Goes Dry? (3:56)
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