Jack Burger

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* Born 2 November 1925, New York City * Died 20 June 2008, Camarillo, California Bongos Burger, also known as Mister Bongos. Better known as a teacher than a performer, Jack Burger was a great champion of the bongos long before they were introduced to coffeehouses and became standard equipment for any self-respecting beatnik. The beatniks might be surprised to learn that Mister Bongos spent a number of years as drumming away on Gene Autry's radio show, one of his many gigs as a working percussionist. The End on Bongos LP cover Burger played in school bands and orchestras through high school, and worked as an instructor at the Army's Band Training Unit at Fort Lee, Virginia, during World War II. After the war, he used his G.I. Bill benefits to study music at the the Southern California School of Music and Art. As eager a student as an instructor, he would later study anthropology at UCLA and Cal State Northridge. He worked in the studio system through much of the 1950s and 1960s, performing with just about every ensemble imaginable in virtually every commercial format around. He played on many of the network variety shows, from Arthur Godfrey to Andy Williams. He did movie and TV scores, recording sessions with Nelson Riddle, Steve and Edye, the Beach Boys, Sonny and Cher, and many more. He played tympani, bongos, drums, and a host of other percussion instruments for jingles selling Gallo Wines, Chesterfield cigarettes, Mattel Toys, and Chevrolet cars. He did guest appe

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