Background
Prince was born in Pasadena, Los Angeles County. His father was a preacher, his brother was the jazz musician Henry Prince (who played in Les Hite) and he was a cousin of the Rhythm & Blues musician Peppy Prince.
Prince was born in Pasadena, Los Angeles County. His father was a preacher, his brother was the jazz musician Henry Prince (who played in Les Hite) and he was a cousin of the Rhythm & Blues musician Peppy Prince.
He played the double bass. Between 1938 and 1941, he played in a trio of the pianist and singer National King Cole with Oscar Moore. In addition, he participated in recordings of Louis Armstrong (1936) and King Perry (1946).
Under his own name, he played several tracks for Excelsior Records.
In the field of jazz, he was involved 1936-1946 to 29 recording sessions. Foreign Nate Cole, he wrote in 1940 the song "Gone with the Draft", the Gone with the then-popular Hollywood film Gone with the Wind as well as alluding to the fact that Cole escaped military service because of his flat feet of convocation.
In August 1942, Wesley was drafted for military service In later years, he worked in the aviation industry.
