Jack Sperling (August 17, 1922 – February 26, 2004) was an American jazz drummer who performed as a sideman in big bands and as a studio musician for pop and jazz acts, movies, and television. Career In 1941 he played with trumpeter Bunny Berigan. After World War II, he and Henry Mancini joined the Glenn Miller band when it was led by Tex Beneke. Sperling drew attention with his performance on the song St. Louis Blues (1948). He then joined Les Brown and His Band of Renown, which played regularly for the Bob Hope radio program. Sperling and other members of Brown's band joined Dave Pell's octet in 1953. He recorded with octet on Plays Irving Berlin (1953) and on The Original Reunion of the Glenn Miller Orchestra (1954). From 1954–57, he was a member of Bob Crosby's Bobcats. During the rest of his career, he worked in bands led by Charlie Barnet, Page Cavanaugh, Pete Fountain, and Benny Goodman. Sperling was among the studio musicians who accompanied Henry Mancini on the television show Peter Gunn. He recorded with Mancini on the film soundtracks Charade (1963) and Days of Wine and Roses (1962). Sperling was the featured solo drummer on the theme song for the TV show Hogan's Heroes. From 1959–1972, he was under contract with the NBC Orchestra. This meant working for The Tonight Show Band, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, and TV variety shows hosted by Bob Hope, Dean Martin, and Andy Williams. In the music world, he recorded with Rosemary Clooney, Bobby Darin, Sammy Davis Jr., Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, The Four Freshmen, Lena Horne, Peggy Lee, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Mel Tormé. Discography With Bunny Berigan Bunny Berigan Orchestra 1938–1942 (RCA) Sophisticated Swing (1947) With Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra St. Louise Blues March (RCA, 1948) Cherokee Canyon (RCA Victor, 1948) Palladium Patrol (1970) Dancers Delight (1996) Live at the Edgewater (2000) Tex Beneke & His Orchestra 1946–1949 In Glenn Millers' Footsteps: Blues Serenades & Marches (2001) Five Minutes More: A Tribute (2001) It's Magic 1947–48 (2002) Memories (2005) Gary Steven's Sings (2005) Midnight Serenade (2006) Beyond the Sea (2007) With Les Brown Connee Boswell and Les Brown (1950) Short Film (15 min.) Connee Boswell I Don't Know (1950) Connie Boswell Martha (1950) Over the Rainbow (1951) My Heart Belongs to Daddy (Coral, 1952) Back in Your Own Backyard (Coral, 1952) Palladium Concert (1953)