1999 – Harry “Sweets” Edison, a soft-spoken trumpe… Posted on 12:30 pm by admin 1999 – Harry “Sweets” Edison, a soft-spoken trumpet star from the Count Basie band who elegantly backed singers such as Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Williams, Jimmy Rushing and Frank Sinatra, dies in Columbus, Ohio. He is 83. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet