Louie's wife, "Pearlie Maye" was an investor in the club I played in in Apple Valley in 1962-63.

Occasionally, I would play a charity job with her, Ray Brown and, sometimes, Herb Ellis.

I was a dumb-assed kid and didn't realize that I was playing with 1/2 the Oscar Peterson trio.

I thought it was cool that, one every television appearance o by Pearl Bailey, thee was a quick shot of the drummer-her husband and often the only white player in the group.

Good memories!


R.