Shorty Rogers

Shorty Rogers was born on Apr 14, 1924 in USA. Shorty Rogers's big-screen debut came with Hotsy Footsy directed by William T. Hurtz in 1952. Shorty Rogers is known for The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie directed by Friz Freleng, Mel Blanc stars as Bugs Bunny and June Foray as Granny. The upcoming new movie Shorty Rogers plays is The Public Eye which will be released on Oct 16, 1992.

Shorty Rogers began as a bugler with the Furriers Post of Jewish War Veterans Boy Scout drum and bugle corps in The Bronx, New York. He played with a number of big bands in the late 1940s, and arranged for Woody Herman, later going to Stan Kenton and His Orchestra. Later he formed a jazz group, The Giants, and recorded a number of albums for RCA Victor. He composed music for the avant-garde UPA cartoons featuring Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel) and Stan Freberg, while continuing to arrange and perform many pop and jazz recordings. He died during the KLON West Coast Jazz Festival.