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Les Elgart

Les Elgart

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Real Name:Lester Elliott Elgart
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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.

Sites:leselgart.com , Wikipedia
In Groups:Charlie Spivak And His Orchestra, Les & Larry Elgart, Les And Larry Elgart And Their Orchestra, Les Elgart And His Orchestra
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L. Elgert, Elgart, Les, L. Elgart, レス・エルガート楽団, Les Engart

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