LC control no. | n 82159252 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Brown, Les, 1912-2001 |
Variant(s) | Brown, Lester Raymond, 1912-2001 |
See also | Corporate body: Band of Renown |
Associated country | United States |
Birth date | 1912-03-12 |
Death date | 2001-01-04 |
Place of birth | Reinerton (Pa.) |
Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
Field of activity | Swing (Music) |
Profession or occupation | Bandleader Arranger Composer |
Special note | Do not confuse with his son, the drummer: Brown, Les, 1940- |
Found in | His Leeds clarinet get-together, 1961. New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (Brown, Les(ter Raymond); b. Mar. 14, 1912, Reinerton, PA; bandleader, arranger, and composer) New York Times, Jan. 6, 2001 (Les Brown, swing bandleader, 88; d. Jan. 4, 2001, Los Angeles, Calif.; b. Lester Raymond Brown, Mar. 12, 1912, Reinerton, Pa.) Brown, L. Sentimental thing [SR] 1979: container (Les Brown and his Band of Renown) |