Real name: Eugene Bertram Krupa

Effective period / Period of releases: 1944 - 2012

American jazz drummer, composer and bandleader
Born 15 January 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died 16 October 1973 in Yonkers, New York, USA

He played with many artists including Red Nichols, Red McKenzie, Eddie Condon, Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Teschemacher, Benny Goodman, and in his own bands excellent players including Vido Musso, Milt Raskin, Floyd O'Brien, Sam Donahue, Shorty Sherock, Roy Eldridge and singers including Anita O'Day and Irene Daye.