Les Brown

Birthday: 14 March 1912, Reinerton, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name: Lester Raymond Brown

Famed band leader, composer, author, arranger and conductor, educated at Ithaca College, the New York Military Academy, and Duke University (where he led the dance orchestra). He worked as a freelance arranger, and formed the Band of Renown in 1938, touring until 1947. He joined ASCAP in 1952, collaborating with Ben Homer and Bud Green. He made many records, and his popular music compositions include "Sentimental Journey"; "We Wish You the Merriest"; "Dance of the Blue Devils"; "Trylon Stomp"; "Duckfoot Waddle"; "Plumber's Revenge"; "My Number One Dream Come True"; "Bill's Well", and "Bill's Ill". Show less «

[on Martin Melcher, the husband of Doris Day, who was at one time a singer in Brown's band] Marty Me...Show more »

[on Martin Melcher, the husband of Doris Day, who was at one time a singer in Brown's band] Marty Melcher was an awful man, pushy, grating on the nerves, crass, money-hungry. He lived off Patty Andrews, then when Doris came along and looked like a better ticket, he glommed onto her. Show less «

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.

[on the resurgent popularity of big-band music] I hate to say it, but there's no relationship betwee...Show more »

[on the resurgent popularity of big-band music] I hate to say it, but there's no relationship between what these guys are doing now and our music, or Benny Goodman's or Artie Shaw's. Show less «

Choosing goals that are important to you is one of the most essential things you can do in order to ...Show more »

Choosing goals that are important to you is one of the most essential things you can do in order to live your dreams. Show less «

Les Brown

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