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Les Brown (bandleader) (Lester Raymond Brown) was born on 14 March, 1912 in Reinerton, Pennsylvania, U.S., is an American bandleader. Discover Les Brown (bandleader)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 89 years old?

Popular As Lester Raymond Brown
Occupation Musician, bandleader
Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 14 March 1912
Birthday 14 March
Birthplace Reinerton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death 2001
Died Place Pacific Palisades, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1912

Lester Raymond Brown (March 14, 1912 – January 4, 2001) was an American jazz musician who led the big band Les Brown and His Band of Renown for over six decades from 1938 to 2000.

Brown was born in Reinerton, Pennsylvania.

1926

He enrolled in the Conway Military Band School (later part of Ithaca College) in 1926, studying with famous bandleader Patrick Conway for three years before receiving a music scholarship to the New York Military Academy, where he graduated in 1932.

1932

Brown attended college at Duke University from 1932 to 1936.

There he led the group Les Brown and His Blue Devils, who performed regularly on Duke's campus and up and down the east coast.

1936

Brown took the band on an extensive summer tour in 1936.

1938

At the end of the tour, while some of the band members returned to Duke to continue their education, others stayed on with Brown and continued to tour, becoming in 1938 the Band of Renown.

The band's original drummer, Don Kramer, became the acting manager and helped define their future.

1942

In 1942, Brown and his band concluded work on an RKO picture, Sweet and Hot; played at the Palladium Ballroom, Hollywood.

The first film that Brown and the band appeared in was Seven Days' Leave (1942) starring Victor Mature and Lucille Ball.

1945

A few years later, in 1945, this band brought Doris Day into prominence with their recording of "Sentimental Journey".

The song's release coincided with the end of World War II in Europe and became an unofficial homecoming theme for many veterans.

The band had nine other number-one hit songs, including "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm".

1952

In 1952–53, Brown was the orchestra leader on Day's radio program, The Doris Day Show, on CBS.

Les Brown and the Band of Renown performed with Bob Hope on radio, stage and television for almost fifty years.

They did 18 USO Tours for American troops around the world, and entertained over three million people.

Before the Super Bowls were televised, the Bob Hope Christmas Specials were the highest-rated programs in television history.

Tony Bennett was "discovered" by Bob Hope and did his first public performance with Brown and the Band.

1957

Rock-A-Billy Baby, a low-budget 1957 film, was the Band of Renown's second, and in 1963 they appeared in the Jerry Lewis' comedy The Nutty Professor playing their theme song "Leapfrog".

1959

Brown and the Band were also the house band for The Steve Allen Show (1959–1961) and the Dean Martin Show (1965–1972).

Brown and the band performed with virtually every major performer of their time, including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole.

1960

Brown Jr. was a television actor in the 1960s (Gunsmoke, General Hospital, The Baileys of Balboa, Gilligan's Island), a rock musician and producer who worked with Carlos Santana, and a concert promoter for many country music artists including Merle Haggard and Loretta Lynn.

2001

Les Brown Sr. died of lung cancer in 2001, and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

He was survived by his wife Evelyn, son Les Jr., and daughter Denise.

He was 88 years old at the time of his death.

His grandson, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, co-created the show Phineas and Ferb and Milo Murphy's Law.

In 2001, Les Brown Jr. (1940–2023), became the full-time leader of the Band of Renown.

It performed throughout the world and had a regular big band show in Branson, Missouri.

Brown Jr. also hosted a national radio show on the Music of Your Life network.

2004

In 2004, Brown Jr. received the "Ambassador of Patriotism" award from the POW Network.

Brown Jr. died from cancer at his home in Branson, Missouri, on January 9, 2023, at the age of 82.

2006

The annual Les Brown Big Band Festival, started March 2006 in Les' hometown, features area big bands preserving the songs of the big band era.

2010

Brown was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2010.

2012

At the 2012 festival celebrating the 100th birthday anniversary, the town of Reinerton renamed the street near Les' birthplace to Les Brown Lane.

2013

In 2013 his hometown of Reinerton, PA adopted as the town's official slogan: Reinerton: The Town of Renown in honor of Les and his band.