http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Reuss "Allan Reuss (June 15, 1915 – June 4, 1988) was an American jazz guitarist. Reuss was born New York City, he began playing professionally as a banjoist at age 12. He learned guitar from George Van Eps. In the middle of the 1930s, Reuss began playing in Benny Goodman's orchestra, playing with him on and off until 1943. He played with Paul Whiteman and then with Jack Teagarden from 1939 to 1940; following this he was with Jimmy Dorsey (1941-42) and Harry James (1942-43). Read more on Last.fm