336:, April 15, 2013. Accessed December 5, 2013. "Another name recognized by many serious musicians was former Ridgewood resident Sonny Igoe, who died last spring at age 88. A 1939 Ridgewood High School (RHS) 'distinguished alumni' graduate, Igoe was one of America's great big band drummers, who even played with the 'King of Swing' himself, Benny Goodman."
319:, April 3, 2012. Accessed December 5, 2013. "Sonny Igoe of Emerson, a Big Band drummer and a prolific teacher, died Wednesday.... Owen Charles Igoe — 'Sonny' from the get-go — won a regional Gene Krupa drumming competition while a student at Ridgewood High School."
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