Desi Arnaz: Of Babalu and the Board Room
Today is the birthday of the great Cuban bandleader, singer, musician (not just congas, he played guitar with Xavier Cugat’s band), actor, comedian, producer and studio executive Desiderio Arnaz (1917-1986). History tends to shortchange this show business Renaissance man, I think, and people tend to think of him as “Lucy’s husband” (and no doubt that’s [...]