Mousey Alexander

Elmer "Mousey" Alexander (June 19, 1922 – October 9, 1988) was an American jazz drummer.
Alexander was born in Gary, Indiana to Assyrian parents from Iran. He grew up in Chicago, eventually studying at the Roy C. Knapp School of Percussion located there.
Prior to serving in the Navy during World War II, Alexander backed up different performers at Chicago jazz clubs, including the singer Billie Holiday. In the late 1940s, Alexander began working... meer