Vern Rowe

American actor, singer and trumpet player. Born: July 2, 1921 in Washington State, USA Died: September 4, 1981 (age 60) in Los Angeles, California, USA Joined the Les Brown Band in 1943, playing trumpet, including on songs such as "My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time" (vocals by Doris Day). He was the featured trumpeter in Frank De Vol's Orchestra. He played numerous radio and TV shows including "The Dinah Shore Show", "The Colgate Hour", "The Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Show" and many others. After semi-retiring from professional music, Vern moved on to acting. He played "Uncle Sam Jr." in numerous sketches in "Fernwood Toight". He sang as part of the Merry Macs on the album "The Very Merry Macs Sing Very Merry Melodies". He's sometimes credited as "Vernon Rowe" or "Vern E. Rowe" or "La Verne Rowe".