endor ff , ▁Lawrence ▁Brown , ▁Brit t ▁Wood man , ▁Joe ▁W ilder , ▁T - B one ▁Walker , ▁Mar vin ▁Johnson , ▁and ▁D iz zy ▁G illes pie . ▁Les ▁H ites ▁S ync op ators ▁were ▁featured ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁day ▁ceremony ▁of ▁a ▁" color ed ▁country ▁club " ▁called ▁the ▁App om atto x ▁owned ▁by ▁Leon ▁He ff lin ▁Sr . ▁on ▁Labor ▁Day , ▁Sept . ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁H ite ▁rarely ▁recorded , ▁and ▁for ▁this ▁reason ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁details ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁work ▁are ▁poor ly ▁documented . ▁The ▁only ▁sessions ▁he ▁did ▁were ▁ 1 4 ▁numbers ▁recorded ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁H ite ▁died ▁at ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mon ica , ▁California , ▁a ▁week ▁before ▁his ▁ 5 9 th ▁birth day , ▁reported ly ▁following ▁a ▁heart ▁attack . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Scott ▁Yan ow , ▁[ ▁" Les ▁H ite "] ▁at ▁All music ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 2 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁jazz ▁band le aders ▁Category : J azz ▁mus icians ▁from ▁Illinois ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁mus icians ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Du ▁Qu oin , ▁Illinois <0x0A> </s> ▁Ass ens ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁▁ ▁Ass ens , ▁Den mark ▁ ▁Ass ens ▁Municip