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Leslie Thompson Baxter (March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was an American musician, composer and conductor. [1] . After working as an arranger and composer for swing bands, he developed his own style of easy listening music, known as exotica and scored over 250 radio, television and motion pictures numbers. [2] Early life.
Les was born in 1921 in Mexia,Texas (birthplace of Anna Nicole Smith), and spent part of his childhood in Detroit, where he attended the local conservatory and was considered something of a prodigy. He appears to have been fluent at an early age on piano and most woodwinds.
Les Baxter was a visionary, innovative, composer, conductor, arranger, and conductor who recorded some of the most innovative popular music of his time, influencing countless artists across several decades ranging from Nat King Cole to Jefferson Airplane.
Unchained Melody (North-Zaret) by Les Baxter, his Orchestra and ChorusPosting the three very popular 1955 recordings of the ageless ballad “Unchained Melody”...
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Apr 14, 2010 · First recording by Les Baxter Orchestra featuring Will Holt & Chorus of 'Sinner Man' (Baxter/Holt), possibly better known through later versions by The Weavers (1959), Nina Simone (1964)...
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Nov 22, 2017 · Bora Bora, Music From the Original Soundtrack, Composed and Conducted by Les Baxter, on AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL Records, 1970, Stereo.The 1968 . TRACKLIST 01- Celestial Nocturne 00:11 02- Moon...
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Les Baxter. Soundtrack: Wild at Heart. Born March 14, 1922, at Mexia, Texas. He learned to play the piano at five years of age and studied at the Detroit Conservatory and at Pepperdine College in Los Angeles, California (his uncle was the college's first president).
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