C and I made up a little intro. After that I was listed as the co-composer of 'Relaxin' at the Touro'". Personal life In 1950, in Chicago, Spanier's second marriage was to Ruth Gries O’Connell. He became the stepfather of her sons, Hollywood film writer and director Tom Gries (died 1977) and Charles Joseph Gries, later professionally known as Buddy Charles, a pop and jazz vocalist and pianist in Chicago. When Spanier was performing at a concert in Chicago in 1956, Buddy Charles was performing at the nearby Black Orchid nightclub. Spanier was heard to exclaim "that's my boy." Muggsy Spanier died in Sausalito, California, in February 1967, after years of ill health. He was 65. References Further reading Bert Whyatt, Muggsy Spanier: The Lonesome Road (Jazzology Press, 1996) 1901 births 1967 deaths Dixieland jazz musicians American trumpeters American male trumpeters Musicians from Chicago Mercury Records artists RCA Victor artists 20th-century American musicians 20th-century trumpeters 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians The Bucktown Five members