(1909–73) US jazz drummer and bandleader; full name Eugene Bertram Krupa. Featured with Benny Goodman in 1934, he was the first major popular drum soloist.
Definition of Krupa, Gene in US English:
Krupa, Gene
proper nounˈkro͞opə
(1909–73) US jazz drummer and bandleader; full name Eugene Bertram Krupa. Featured with Benny Goodman in 1934, he was the first major popular drum soloist.