Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and prolific composer Bhumibol Adulyadej, who performed with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Benny Goodman, Stan Getz, Lionel Hampton, and Benny Carter, was probably better known for his day job as the King of Thailand for over five decades.Read more
A young Alan Greenspan played sax and clarinet professionally in the 1940s with future jazz great Stan Getz — but quit after deciding he could never reach Getz’ level of skill. Instead, he pursued economics, eventually becoming chairman of the Federal Reserve for nearly two decades.Read more
