Spoiler : Carter, Benny (birth name was Lester Bennett Carter, or Bennett Lester Carter) Born in the Bronx, New York 8/8/1907; died 7/12/2003 following a brief illness in his sleep at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He was hospitalized in late June of 2003 suffering ailments including bronchitis. Carter was an African-American jazz alto- saxophonist and band leader that was educated at the Wilberforce University. Saxophonist in Horace Henderson's Wilberforce Collegians; bands of Fletcher Henderson, Chick Webb; Willie Lewis. He became a staff arranger for the (BBC) British Broadcasting Company in 1935; returned to America and formed his own band in New York. Composer for movies including Jivin' in Be-Bop (1946); My Universe Inside Out (1996). Composer of many tunes including Cow Cow Boogie and Because Of You. Guest star on many radio programs including The Chamber Music Society Of Lower Basin Street for NBC during the 40's.

Spoiler : Provided music for television including M Squad on NBC (1957-1960); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Ironside The Name of the Game Night Gallery O Canada (1997)

Spoiler : In 1996, Carter was one of five recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, and in 2000 he received the National Nedal of Arts from then President Bill Clinton.