As per our current Database, Freddie Slack has been died on 10 August, 1965 at Hollywood, California, USA.
When Freddie Slack die, Freddie Slack was 55 years old.
| Popular As | Freddie Slack |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 55 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | August 7, 1910 (LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA) |
| Birthday | August 7 |
| Town/City | LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA |
| Nationality | USA |
Freddie Slack’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Freddie Slack was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
Composer ("Cow Cow Boogie", "Strange Cargo", "Cuban Sugar Mill", "Riffette"), pianist and band leader, trained at the American Conservatory in Chicago. Originally trained as a drummer, Slack was active in the music business from 1927 and played piano for various bands, before and after moving to the West Coast.
He was busy arranging for Ben Pollack and Jimmy Dorsey in the mid- to late 1930's, before making his mark as piano soloist in the short lived (1939-41) orchestra co-led by trombonist Will Bradley and drummer Ray McKinley.
Slack was largely instrumental in changing the type of music the band played from ballads and regular swing to boogie-woogie and was featured on its biggest hit, "Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar".In 1941, Slack founded his own orchestra, which attracted a strong following, especially when showcasing vocalist Ella Mae Morse.
The band's biggest hit was "Cow Cow Boogie" and he had another with "Mr. Five by Five". A recording contract with the newly-created Capitol label (1942-47) ensured national exposure, as did regular appearances in films like Reveille with Beverly (1943), Follow the Boys (1944) and Seven Days Ashore (1944).
After relinquishing his baton as orchestra leader, Slack remained based in California during the 1950's and 60's, albeit as part of a piano duo or trio, appearing in clubs and cocktail lounges. For the last few years of his life, he suffered from diabetes and was found dead in his Hollywood apartment in August 1965, from 'undetermined causes'.
