Only online reference found regarding his dates of birth/death: http://www.istitutoeuroarabo.it/DM/quando-la-musica-popolare-siciliana-conquisto-lamerica/. He was the clarinetist in a band called "I Quattro Siciliani", the four sicilians. Some of their recording can be found on youtube.
American citizenship likely considering he was published in New York and died there.The following 1 pages are in this category, out of 1 total.