Legh Knowles

American jazz trumpeter, played (among others) with the orchestras of: Red Norvo (and Mildred Bailey), Glenn Miller and Charlie Spivak. He played with a number of big bands before entering the Air Force in 1942. After leaving the service in 1948, he started a job for the California wines before he eventually became chairman of Beaulieu Vineyard. Born: June 18, 1919 in Bethel, Connecticut. Died: August 15, 1997 in Napa, California.