Born September 4, 1929. Died October 19, 2001 (age of 72).
Cradit played many years with the Mary Kay Trio in Las Vegas, a job where he played only the clarinet.
In the mid-1950s, Cradit married Irish singer Cathy Ryan. In the mid-1960s, they were performing with a revue called "Cathy Ryan and the Gents." The group continued to perform at least until 1970. Together they also formed a group called The Cradit Union which toured mostly on the West Coast, at least until the early 1990s.
Cradit had a big band that was still performing in the later 1990's.