Mousey Alexander
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Elmer "Mousey" Alexander (Jun 19, 1922 - Oct. 9, 1988) was an American jazz drummer.
Born in Gary, Indiana, Alexander studied at the Ray Knapp School in Chicago. He began to work with Jimmy McPartland there, soon after playing in the band of his wife, Marian McPartland. In the middle of the 1950s he played with the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, and played in a small group with guitarist Johnny Smith.
In 1956 he accompanied Benny Goodman on a tour of the Far East. Later in the 1950s he worked often with Bud Freeman and Eddie Condon. He also played with Charlie Ventura, Red Norvo, Clark Terry, Sy Oliver, and Doc Severinsen.
Alexander died in October 1988 of heart and kidney failure.
