What is Jimmy Cavallo?
[[File:Cavallo1.jpg|200px|right]] '''James Cavallo''' (March 14, 1927 &ndash; December 2, 2019) was an American saxophonist. His genres included [[R&B]] and [[rock music|rock]]. He was best known for performing with his band in the 1956 movie, [[Rock, Rock, Rock (movie)|''Rock, Rock, Rock'']]. His band Jimmy and the Houserockers were the first white band to play at the [[Apollo Theater]] in [[Harlem]]. Cavallo was born in [[Syracuse, New York]]. Cavallo died of [[heart failure]] on December 2, 2019 in [[Pompano Beach, Florida]] at the age of 92.<ref>[https://www.syracuse.com/living/2019/12/syracuses-father-of-rockn-roll-jimmy-cavallo-dies-at-92.html Syracuse’s ‘father of rock’n roll,’ Jimmy Cavallo, dies at 92]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category|Jimmy Cavallo}} *[http://www.newtimesbpb.com/Issues/2005-05-12/music/music.html NewTimesBPB.com article] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061126103423/http://www.newtimesbpb.com/Issues/2005-05-12/music/music.html |date=2006-11-26 }} *[http://www.lenoredecor.com/wp/?p=13 LeonoreDecor.com article] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929202337/http://www.lenoredecor.com/wp/?p=13 |date=2007-09-29 }} *[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0146863/bio imdb.com biography] {{DEFAULTSORT:Cavallo, Jimmy}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from heart failure]] [[Category:American saxophonists]] [[Category:American rock musicians]] [[Category:American R&B musicians]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:Musicians from New York (state)]] [[Category:Actors from New York (state)]] [[Category:People from Syracuse, New York]] {{US-actor-stub}}