Gene Austin

Gene Austin ( June 24 1900 - January 24 1972 ) was an American jazz musician . ==[Biography  edit ] == Austin was born Lemeul Eugene Lucas, but took as a stage name, the name of his stepfather. In 1925 he recorded the song When My Sugar Walks Down the Street. This song would later become a jazz classic and been covered by various artists such as Duke Ellington and Johnny Mathis . Other songs of Austin, like The Lonesome Road Riding Around in the Rain were covered by great artists such as Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra .

Austin was married five times and had two children. He died in 1972 . He was buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) .