Castor McCord

American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist, nickname "Cass". He played and recorded with Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra, Mills Blue Rhythm Band, King Carter and his Royal Orchestra, but left the music world in the 1940s. Twin brother of saxophonist Ted McCord. Born: May 17, 1907 in Birmingham, Alabama Died: February 14, 1963 in New York City, New York