Ralph Berton

As for the Berton family of Milwaukee, the briefest, bluntest bio: Daddy bowed, Vic banged, Ralph babbled. At the turn of the 20th century, the senior member of the family was a prominent symphony violinist, spreading his enthusiasm to a pair of sons, neither of whom would ever lose their lifelong fascination with music. Vic Berton became a percussionist in symphonies, studios, and jazz bands, ...more