DODDS, WARREN (BABY
). Jazz drummer ( in New Orleans, Louisiana; in Chicago, Illinois). He came from a musical family: his father and uncle played violin, other siblings played various instruments, and his brother Johnny became a professional musician. He began studying drums when he was about fourteen with
Dave Perkins
, and later studied with
Walter Brundy
and
Louis Cottrell
, Sr. Although he played occasionally with local groups, his...