hiː plˈeɪd sˌʌm kˈɑːlɪdʒ kˈɑːnsɚts wɪð bˈʌni bᵻɹˈɪɡən, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn hiː dˈɪd ɐ vˈɔːdvɪl tˈʊɹ ænd ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd wɪððɪ ˈændɹuːz sˈɪstɚz.
He played some college concerts with Bunny Berigan, and in 1939 he did a vaudeville tour and recorded with The Andrews Sisters.