Gravelly-voiced vocalist (his idol was Louis Armstrong !) and tenor saxophonist, who got his big break when featured on the Bluebird recording of "Indian Love Call" by Artie Shaw. This enabled him to form his own orchestra when Shaw disbanded in 1939. Pastor's band survived until the late 1950's, thanks in the main to a series of radio broadcasts and recording contracts with Bluebird, Victor and Columbia. In addition, he spotted fine vocalists in the Clooney Sisters, Rosemary and Betty, as well as several excellent sidemen in Al Avola, Buddy Morrow, Hank Freeman, Budd Johnson and Lou McGarity.