ro ' s ▁band ▁he ▁began ▁a ▁long ▁association ▁with ▁Am bro se ' s ▁Orchestra , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁recorded ▁as ▁drum mer ▁and ▁occasionally ▁as ▁Y idd ish ▁vocal ist . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁he ▁had ▁become ▁well ▁known ▁enough ▁to ▁tour ▁the ▁h alls ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁right ▁and ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁tour ing ▁unit ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Am bro se ▁Oct et ▁with ▁Ev ely n ▁D all , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁his ▁later ▁years ▁at ▁The ▁White ▁House , ▁a ▁hotel ▁near ▁Great ▁Port land ▁Street , ▁London , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Mel ia ▁White ▁House , ▁in ▁Alb any ▁Street . ▁He ▁never ▁married . ▁ ▁Part ial ▁film ography ▁▁ ▁So ft ▁L ights ▁and ▁S weet ▁Music ▁( 1 9 3 6 ) ▁- ▁Him self ▁ ▁Call ing ▁All ▁Stars ▁( 1 9 3 7 ) ▁- ▁Him self ▁ ▁K ick ing ▁the ▁Moon ▁Ar ound ▁( 1 9 3 8 ) ▁- ▁G us ▁ ▁King ▁Arthur ▁Was ▁a ▁Gent le man ▁( 1 9 4 2 ) ▁- ▁Max ie ▁ ▁Miss ▁London ▁Ltd . ▁( 1 9 4 3 ) ▁- ▁Rom ero ▁ ▁Be es ▁in ▁Parad ise ▁( 1 9 4 4 ) ▁- ▁Max ▁Ad ler ▁ ▁Give ▁Us ▁the ▁Moon ▁( 1 9 4 4 ) ▁- ▁Jacob us ▁ ▁C uck oo ▁College ▁( 1 9 4 9 , ▁TV ▁Movie ) ▁-