Bothwell played in Chicago in 1940 and then moved to New York City, playing with
Woody Herman (1943) and
Sonny Dunham (1944–46). He was a key member and featured soloist of
Boyd Raeburn's groups in 1944–1945, and played with
Gene Krupa in 1945. He formed his own groups between 1945 and 1949, and held a residency at the Tin Pan Alley Club in Chicago as well as in New York and Boston. Bothwell gave up music after 1949 and moved to
Miami. He owned a number of bands but did not return to playing for the rest of his life. ==References==