Gene Krupa in Chicago. Bartłomiej was an immigrant from Poland. Anna was born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania and was also of Polish descent. His parents were Roman Catholics who groomed him for the priesthood. He spent his grammar school days at parochial schools. After graduation he attended Saint Joseph's College for a year but decided the priesthood was not his vocation. Krupa studied with Sanford A. Moeller and began playing drums professionally in the mid-1920s with bands in Wisconsin. In 1927 he was hired by MCA to become a member of Thelma Terry and Her Playboys, the first notable American jazz band—all-girl bands
Carmen Leggio was right to leave school." That admission came after Leggio had played with Benny Goodman, Maynard Ferguson, Gene Krupa, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Dizzy Gillespie, and Doc Severinsen. He performed on television shows, movies, the Newport Jazz Festival, Birdland, and Carnegie Hall. From Colin Smith, EZRock 99.1: After playing in local bands, Leggio moved to New York City in 1950 where he worked with Terry Gibbs and became a studio musician. His musical associations included Marty Napoleon, Sol Yaged (1956), Benny Goodman (1957), Maynard Ferguson (1958–59), Woody Herman (1963), and during the late 1970's the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. Leggio