ia ▁Category : Re present atives ▁of ▁the ▁Al ba ▁I ul ia ▁National ▁Assembly <0x0A> </s> ▁Gene ▁May l ▁( Dec ember ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁– ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁jazz ▁double - b ass ist , ▁t uba ist , ▁and ▁vocal ist . ▁ ▁Career ▁May l ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Day ton , ▁Ohio , ▁United ▁States . ▁▁ ▁May l ▁lived ▁in ▁France ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁Claude ▁Bol ling , ▁Don ▁By as , ▁and ▁Claude ▁L uter . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁he ▁formed ▁his ▁own ▁D ix iel and ▁rev ival ▁ensemble , ▁the ▁D ix iel and ▁Rh ythm ▁Kings , ▁which ▁recorded ▁for ▁London ▁Records ▁and ▁R ivers ide ▁Records , ▁and ▁was ▁active ▁through ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Among ▁those ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁in ▁this ▁group ▁were ▁Spe ck led ▁Red ▁and ▁Terry ▁Wal do . ▁May l ▁worked ▁extens ively ▁with ▁George ▁Brun is ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁and ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁Wild ▁Bill ▁Dav ison , ▁Billy ▁Ma xt ed , ▁Bob ▁Sc ob ey , ▁and ▁M ug gs y ▁Span ier . ▁ ▁Gene ▁May l ▁died ▁on ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁in ▁Harrison ▁Township , ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁References ▁" G