The author, George Thomas Simon (1912 – 2001) was an American jazz writer and occasional drummer. He began as a drummer and was an early drummer in Glenn Miller's orchestra. He wrote about that orchestra in 1974 with Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, known for being the most comprehensive writing on Glenn Miller and his big band.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_T._Simon
http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=982748140
The illustrator, Tracy A. Sugarman (1921 – 2013) was an American illustrator. He illustrated hundreds of books and record covers in a career lasting over 50 years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Sugarman
Sugarman's inscription in the book is to Ruth Steinkraus Cohen, a pianist, singer, editor, radio host, bibliophile, and United Nations activist. The Ruth Steinkarus Cohen Collection at WSCU includes sheet music which span the years 1800 to the 1960s as well as publicity photographs and other images of Steinkraus in her career as a pianist, radio host and activist for world peace.
Inscribed by the illustrator to Steinkraus
