WERNER MULLER aka Werner Müller (1920-1998)

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German conductor Werner Müller was born 2 August 1920 in Berlin, He died 28 December 1998, in Cologne, Germany. Müller was conductor of two of the most popular radio orchestras in Germany. From 1948 to 1967, he led the Tanzorchester for the powerful station RIAS in Berlin. During this period he was associated with the pop singer Caterina Valente, whose recording of "Malaguena" was popular all over the world. In 1967 Müller became the chief conductor of the Tanzorchester of radio station WDRP in Cologne.

DOMINIC FRONTIERE

Dominic Frontiere (born June 17, 1931) is an American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of a musical family, at age 7 Frontiere was already playing several instruments before deciding to concentrate on the accordion. At 12, he played solo at Carnegie Hall. He is known for composing the theme and much of the music for the first season of the television series The Outer Limits. In 1986, Frontiere was incarcerated for nine months in a federal penitentiary for scalping tickets to the 1980 Super Bowl, which he obtained through his then-wife, Los Angeles Rams owner Georgia Frontiere. (see bio).


As did Andre Previn, Henry Mancini, Nelson Riddle, Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams before him, Dominic Frontiere studied composition under Hollywood great, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. He also studied conducting with Felix Slatkin. Not bad at all for a guy who started on the accordion! Many folks know Frontiere's work without knowing they know it - from the 1963 sci-fi television program, The aforementioned OUTER LIMITS, or from the 1968 Clint Eastwood film, HANG 'EM HIGH.


PAGAN FESTIVAL is a GREAT exotica album. Recorded in 1958 and released the following year, it should be the next purchase for any Les Baxter aficionado who's acquired all he can of Les's work and is searching for more great listening. We have added seven tracks from his album Pagan Festival to our playlist.

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Geoffrey Burgon (15 July 1941 – 21 September 2010)

Geoffrey Burgon, the British composer whose soundtrack for the television production of "Brideshead Revisited" became a hit recording, has died at age 69, his publisher said.
Burgon also contributed to Monty Python's "Life of Brian" and produced music for "Dr. Who," "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," "The Chronicles of Narnia" and other productions.
Burgon died Tuesday, 21 SEP 2010, after a short illness. Burgon's score for the television adaptation of "Brideshead" sold 100,000 copies.


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Dick Barlow

For those who grew up in Houston Texas! Remember the WARWICK HOTEL across from the Mecam Fountain? The Warwick Club hosted many up and comming entertainers. Dick Barlow at the piano along with his orchestra!

Just added to our playlist...MERCURY MG 20168 - From 1957...Music to Make You Feel That Certain Way - Dick Barlow and His Orchestra. Issued in monaural only. Yesterdays/What Is There To Say/Nice Work If You Can Get It/Suddenly It's Spring/Have You Met Miss Jones/What's The Use Of Wond'rin//Long Ago And Far Away/The Boy Next Door/Swedish Rhapsody/All The Things You Are/This Is New/Devastating Love

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Arthur Lyman (February 2, 1932 – February 24, 2002)

Arthur Lyman was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His group popularized a style of faux-Polynesian music during the 1950s and 1960s which later became known as exotica. His albums became favorite stereo-effect demonstration discs during the early days of the stereophonic LP album for their elaborate and colorful percussion, deep bass and 3-dimensional recording soundstage. Lyman was known as "the King of Lounge music." Wikipedia |
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HENRY MANCINI

We have added instrumentals from a Mancini collection of songs from back in the 1970's. I know several of them from records I bought in the 70's, and some are probably older. Henry Mancini (April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor and arranger, best remembered for his film and television scores. He won a record number of Grammy Awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously in 1995. Read more of the Wikipedia Mancini Bio

Love Story

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Jackie Gleason Composer Conductor

We have recently added selections from the "Lonesome Echo" recording to our streaming playlist. Jackie Gleason's #1 charting album from 1955, the one with that Salvador Dali artwork...

Lonesome Echo

Loved as a comedian Gleason couldn't read music but he was an accomplished songwriter, arranger and conductor. In 1952, he made a deal with Capitol Records where he would cover any losses if his first album sold less than 60,000 copies, a seemingly unreachable goal in those days. Capitol never had to take Gleason up on his promise since more than 500,000 copies of Music for Lovers Only were sold. Gleason went on to release more than 20 albums between 1953 and 1969. He also wrote the theme songs for his TV Show The Honeymooners ("You're My Greatest Love") and The Jackie Gleason Show ("Melancholy Serenade"), and even scored the musical Gigot......more at Robinson Library

jackie-gleason--composer-and-conductor

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