The Gene Krupa Story The Gene Krupa Story The Gene Krupa Story (also known as Drum Crazy) is a 1959 biopic of American drummer and bandleader Gene Krupa. The conflict in the film centers on Krupa's rise to success and his corresponding use of marijuana. The young Gene Krupa (Sal Mineo) brings home a set of drums and puts them in the family room. His mother and three of his brothers stand by as his father makes it clear, as he has many times before, that he abhors the idea of Gene playing jazz drums. He says, "I have been too easy on my
Dave Lee (jazz musician) 102.2 Jazz FM. Still busy in his 80s, his novel "Promised Lands" about a fictional jazz pianist was due for publication in 2006. Dave Lee (jazz musician) Dave Lee (born 12 August 1926) is a jazz pianist, and a former orchestra leader, music arranger, songwriter and film composer. In a varied musical career, he wrote the hit song "Goodness Gracious Me", was the resident musician on "That Was the Week That Was", wrote the score for the movie "The Masque of the Red Death", had a hit jazz album in the USA, and was a resident fixture in early episodes