Pat Flowers

Ivelee Patrick Flowers (October 16, 1917 – October 6, 2000) was an American jazz pianist and singer.
Born in Detroit, Flowers began his professional career as the pianist during intermissions at Uncle Tom's Cabin in the city when he was 18 years old. He moved to New York City in 1939, where he played private engagements and hotel lobbies; he worked in Philadelphia and then New York again, and recorded for the first time in 1941. After returning to Detroit,... plus