Les Brown
Bandleader, Musical Artist
1912 – 2001
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Who was Les Brown?
Lester Raymond "Les" Brown, Sr. was an American clarinetist, saxophonist, big band leader and composer, best known for his nearly seven decades of work with the big band Les Brown and His Band of Renown. The Band of Renown began in the late 1930s, initially as the group Les Brown and His Blue Devils, led by Brown while he was a student at Duke University. He was the first president of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. The band now performs under the direction of his son, Les Brown, Jr.
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- Born
- Mar 14, 1912
Reinerton-Orwin-Muir - Also known as
- Lester Raymond Brown
- Brown, Les
- Lester Raymond "Les" Brown, Sr.
- Les Brown and his Music
- Les Brown and His Orchestra
- Les Brown and His Band of Reknown
- Les Brown and His Band of Renown
- Spouses
- Evelyn Brown
( - 2001/01/04)
- Evelyn Brown
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Duke University
- New York Military Academy
- Died
- Jan 4, 2001
Los Angeles - Resting place
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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