Gray Gordon

American big band saxophonist and bandleader active in the 1930's and 1940's. Born May 4, 1904, Freeport, Illinois Died July 18, 1976, New York, New York. In 1939, he reached his peak of popularity with an appearance in the Green Room of the Hotel Edison in New York City. Gordon broke up his band in 1945, and he went into public relations and personal management, representing at one point guitarist Les Paul and wife Mary Ford and in 1957 saxophonist King Guion.