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Fact #105867

When:

10061965

Short story:

Jazz guitar virtuoso Carl Kress collapses and dies, aged 58, of a heart attack while on tour with George Barnes in Reno, Nevada, USA. In a glittering career, Kress found success as a solo and duet performer, as well as working in the bands of Paul Whiteman, Bix Beiderbecke, The Dorsey Brothers and others.