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Les Elgart
New Haven, United States
Les Elgart is a musician from New Haven, United States. They also recorded with Les Elgart & His Orchestra and Les & Larry Elgart.
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Biography
American swing jazz bandleader and trumpeter.
Born August 3, 1917, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. - Died July 29, 1995, Dallas, Texas, USA.
During the 1940s, Les was a member of bands led by Raymond Scott, Charlie Spivak and Harry James, sometimes finding himself alongside his brother saxophonist Larry Elgart. He and his brother formed their own orchestra in 1945. Elgart charted with the song "Main Title (Man with the Golden Arm)" in 1956, which hit #56 on the U.S. charts.
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Les Elgart & His Orchestra
A project Les Elgart was part of.
Les & Larry Elgart
A project Les Elgart was part of.
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