Brown Les 1912-2001
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Brown Les 1912-2001
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Surname :
Brown
Forename :
Les
Date :
1912-2001
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ブラウン レス 1912-2001
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ブラウン
Forename :
レス
Date :
1912-2001
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Brown Lester Raymond 1912-2001
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Surname :
Brown
Forename :
Lester Raymond
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1912-2001
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Biographical History
Les (Lester Raymond) Brown (b. March 14, 1912, Reinerton, PA - d. January 4, 2001, Los Angeles, CA) was a 1936 graduate of Duke University. There he led his first dance band, the Duke Blue Devils, for which he also played clarinet and saxophone. The band would go on to professional fame in the 1940s under the name Les Brown and His Band of Renown. During that decade Brown had several hit songs, most notably Sentimental Journey (1944) and I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (1946). He performed extensively with Bob Hope and led the house bands for The Steve Allen Show (1959-1961) and The Dean Martin Show (1963-1972). In 1993-1994 Brown received a Distinguished Alumni Award from Duke University.
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q353587
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82159252
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Arrangers (Musicians)
Big band music
Big band music
Big bands
Composers
Dance orchestra music
Dixieland music
Jazz
Jazz
Jazz
Jazz
Jazz musicians
Music
Popular music
Popular music
Popular music
Swing (Music)
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Conductor
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North Carolina
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