Hall of Fame 1990

Jonathan David Samuel Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on October 7, 1911. He grew up in Alabama, and played trumpet, saxophone, piano, and vibes, also doing some singing and tap dancing in medicine shows, carnivals, and territory bands before switching to drums in the late 1920s. He worked with the band of trumpeter Lloyd…

Born on Sept. 23, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, William Kraft grew up in San Diego and joined the United States Air Force for three years in the later part of World War II. He received his bachelor’s degree cum laude in 1951 and his master’s degree in 1954 from Columbia University, where he was awarded two…