Brad Connolly

American singer, producer, and record label owner. Born: c.1934 Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was a POW in Korea, a judo instructor, dish washer, hospital orderly, garbage truck driver, semi-pro football player, professional boxer, and matre'd--to name just a few of his professions. He didn't begin to think about music as a career until the late 1940's when he met actor Clay Cole. Lionel Hampton heard him sing and signed him to his Glad-Hamp Records label. He helped start [a9022486] in 1967.