After retiring from the active recording industry , he became head of the music business department of Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville .
He was a World War II veteran with the United States Army and a graduate of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester , New York .
After retiring from the active recording industry , veteran became head of the music business department of Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville .
He was a World War II veteran with the United States Army and a graduate of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester , New York .