Henry Jerome

Big Band, Composer

1917 – 2011

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Who was Henry Jerome?

Henry Jerome was an American big band leader, trumpeter, arranger, composer, and record company executive. Jerome formed his first dance band in 1932 in Norwich, Connecticut. His bands flourished throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s. Jerome went on to become A&R director at Decca Records in 1959 and A&R director for Coral Records, a Decca subsidiary, in the late 1960s.

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Born
Nov 12, 1917
New York City
Also known as
  • Jerome, Henry
  • Henry Jerome Pasnik
  • Al Mortimer
  • Van Grayson
Died
Mar 23, 2011

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on July 23, 2013

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