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Kenton, Stan

LC control no.n 81032095
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Personal name headingKenton, Stan
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Variant(s)Kenton, Stanley Newcomb
Birth date1911-12-15
Death date1979-08-25
Place of birthWichita (Kan.)
Place of deathLos Angeles (Calif.)
Field of activityJazz
Profession or occupationJazz musicians Pianists Arrangers (Musicians) Band directors
Found inHis Originals for piano, 1946.
Lee, W. F. Stan Kenton, 1980: p. 1 (b. 12/5/11, Wichita, Kan.) p. 544 (d. 8/17/79, Los Angeles)
Grove music online, Jan. 18, 2005: Jazz (Kenton, Stan(ley Newcomb); b. Dec. 15, 1911, Wichita, KS, d. Aug. 25, 1979, Los Angeles; American bandleader, pianist, and arranger; public records in Wichita give his birthdate as Dec. 15, 1911 rather than Feb. 19, 1912, as given in numerous other reference works)
RootsWeb.com WWW site, Jan. 18, 2005: Social Security death index (Stanley Kenton; b. Dec. 15, 1911, d. Aug. 1979)