Lloyd Springer (2)

American big band bass player. Born on March 8, 1919, in Union-town, Pennsylvania Died September 2, 2007 (age of 88) Lake Forest, California. He was married to bass player Mildred Springer for 62 years. He always loved music. At the age of 13 he had his own band. He was the leader of the marching band in high school. Lloyd played with Lang Thompson, Jess Stacy, Jack Teagarden, Eddie Miller, Frankie Carl, Desi Arnez, Al Donahue, Hal Derwin, and many others. He joined the U.S. Marines in 1942 and was a member of the First Division Marine Corps band and served during WWII in the South Pacific. After his military service, he played bass in many of the big bands including Tommy Dorsey. Lloyd also had work in the movies playing in bands. One noteable movie was Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah. Lloyd joined Bank of America in 1953 and retired in 1984. During this time, he continued to work in the music business including the Fresno Philharmonic (he and his wife stood next to each other as bass players). Lloyd performed with the Veteran's Band up into his 80's and had performed with the Fresno City College Orchestra for many years.