LOU BREESE

    His real name was Luigi G. Calabrese and he was born in Milford, Massachusetts.  When he was five years old he began taking violin lessons but in later years he concentrated on the trumpet.  He graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music and paid his way through school by playing tenor banjo at society debut parties and  campus functions in the Boston area.
    Under the name of LOU BREESE he had his own radio show and dance band that was popular in the 1930's and 1940's. His career encompassed almost every facet of the  entertainment world; motion pictures, night clubs, theaters and radio.

        Bands Lou worked with:

Paul Specht and His Orchestra
The Georgians
The Capitolians
Lou Calabrese and His Hot Shotss
Bert Lowe and His First String
    Orchestra