Lawrence Joseph Elgart (March 20, 1922 – August 29, 2017) was an American jazz bandleader. With his brother Les, he recorded "Bandstand Boogie", the theme...
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Jersey with his brother Larry. They were exposed to musical influences early in their lives. Their mother, Bessie (Aisman) Elgart, was a concert pianist...
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(born 1942), American jazz drummer Larry Elgart (1922–2017), American jazz bandleader, brother of Les Les Elgart (1917–1995), American swing jazz bandleader...
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in 1952/53. Other recordings include those by Sonny Rollins, Les and Larry Elgart, Vaughn Monroe, Vic Damone, Tony Bennett, and Frank Sinatra. In the 1962...
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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - jazz, orchestral jazz, swing Les Elgart Larry Elgart The Don Ellis Orchestra Ziggy Elman and His Orchestra Gil Evans &...
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of the space-age pop era. He is best known as an arranger for Les and Larry Elgart, Sammy Kaye, and The Three Suns, and as the composer of Bandstand Boogie...
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Bill Elgart or Billy Elgart (born November 9, 1942, Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an expatriate American jazz drummer. He is related to Les and Larry Elgart...
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themselves, the Beach Boys, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Meco, and Larry Elgart and His Manhattan Swing Orchestra. Side one "Stars on 45" (Medley - 7"...
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song in a medley on his album On the Sentimental Side (1962). Les & Larry Elgart - Girl Watchers (1966). Susannah McCorkle – From Broken Hearts to Blue...
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also arranged for jazz and easy listening musicians such as Les and Larry Elgart. Scott died of lung cancer in New York City, at the age of 53. The Compositions...
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