Milton “Mickey” Alpert was a conductor, personal manager, and agent. Joined ASCAP 1951; elected professional member of The Lambs in 1945. Born in Holliston, Massachusetts, April 9, 1904; died in New York Sept. 22, 1965. He was the band leader at the Cocoanut Grove night club in Boston when it was swept by fire with a loss of 492 lives on November 28, 1942. He was a hero and led many survivors to safety.
George T. Simon, critic, reporter, biographer, music consultant, in his book “The Big Bands” stated “…there were more big bands playing during the 1935-1946 period, as well as before and after those dozen years. Many have been completely forgotten, but not all: For example Mickey Alpert…”
– Roy B. Jorgensen