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Les Baxter

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Aliases
Les Baxter - His Chorus and Orchestra
Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra
Les Baxter and His Orchestra
Les Baxter His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra
Les Baxter's Orchestra
The Les Baxter Singers & Orchestra
Les Baxter Trio
Born
March 14, 1922
Died
January 15, 1996
Country
United States
IPI
00002379901 24 works
Affiliation
ASCAP
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Musician, singer, conductor and composer, whose show business career spanned six decades. Baxter composed more than 250 scores for radio, television and the movies. The 1950s pioneer of orchestral lounge music also was the music arranger for the 'Bob Hope' and 'Abbott and Costello' radio shows. His Top 10 hits included 'Unchained Melody', 'Poor People of Paris', 'Lisbon Antigua' and 'Quiet Village'. His movie credits include scores for films such as 'The Pit and the Pendulum'. 'The Man with the X-Ray Eyes' and 'Beach Blanket Bingo'.
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Title Performer Release date Covered by
 REC December 22, 1951 (90 artists)
Originally by Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REL
listen on Internet Archive i 1951 Martin Denny
i October 1957 (4 artists)
August 1955 (37 artists)
i November 1951 (2 artists)
i November 1951 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive December 1951 (7 artists)
1955 Franck Pourcel et son grand orchestre à cordes
October 1951 (2 artists)
 REC,REL June 1953 (369 artists)
Originally by Lilo PRF
i September 1963 Don Tiare and His Orchestra Exotique
i November 1948 (4 artists)
i November 1951 (3 artists)
May 1952 (13 artists)
i November 1951 (3 artists)
i September 1959 (2 artists)
i February 1955 (47 artists)
i 1960 Ted Auletta and His Orchestra
i November 1951 (42 artists)
i September 1963 Don Tiare and His Orchestra Exotique
i May 1957 (2 artists)
1952 The Aquabats
i 1955 Martin Denny
i November 1951 (2 artists)
i September 1963 Don Tiare and His Orchestra Exotique
i January 1957 Franck Pourcel and His Parisian Strings
i September 1963 Don Tiare and His Orchestra Exotique
i October 1956 (2 artists)
i October 1957 Mark e Martha & The Splash
September 1952 (18 artists)
November 1955 Alfi and Harry
listen on Internet Archive May 1955 (21 artists)