the trio for several live dates that produced Triple Treat II and Triple Treat III (Concord, 1987). Johnny Carson asked Frigo why it took so long to start his career as a violinist. Frigo replied, "I wanna take as long as I could in my life so I wouldn't have time to become a has-been". He performed as a jazz violinist at festivals worldwide, including the Umbria Jazz Festival and North Sea Jazz Festival. Frigo also was a published poet and artist and played flugelhorn. He wrote and performed the 1969 Chicago Cubs fight song "Hey Hey, Holy Mackerel". Death Frigo died of cancer in a Chicago hospital on July 4, 2007 at age 90. Personal life Frigo was married twice and had one son with each wife. He was survived by his second wife, the former Brittney Browne, and one son, jazz drummer Richard "Rick" Frigo, who was born to his first wife, Dorothy Hachmeister. His other son, Derek John Frigo, who was born to Browne, was the lead guitarist for the rock band Enuff Z'nuff. Derek Frigo died of a drug overdose on May 28, 2004. Discography As leader As sideman References Sources When My Fiddle's in the Case: The Poetry and Paintings of Jazz Violinist Johnny Frigo. Lost Coast Press, 2004 External links NPR Obituary Obituary at Jazzhouse 1916 births 2007 deaths 20th-century American violinists American jazz musicians American jazz violinists American people of Italian descent Chesky Records artists American male violinists Musicians from Chicago Swing violinists Jazz musicians from Illinois 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Statesmen of Jazz members Deaths from cancer in Illinois Arbors Records artists