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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 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. Les Baxter is the originator of the Exotica sound.
45.4K subscribers. Subscribed. 477. 40K views 4 years ago. Unchained Melody (North-Zaret) by Les Baxter, his Orchestra and Chorus Posting the three very popular 1955 recordings of the...
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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.
Nov 22, 2017 · Les Baxter - GREATEST HITS (FULL ALBUM) - YouTube. Tamra Marks. 33 subscribers. Subscribed. 8. 782 views 6 years ago. TRACKLIST 01- Celestial Nocturne 00:11 02- Moon Moods 03:18 03- Quiet...
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Jan 15, 1996 · Exotica pioneer whose blend of Polynesian forms and orchestral arrangements appealed to the bachelor-pad set of the 1950s and '60s. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 1970s. Born. March 14, 1922 in Mexia, TX. Died. January 15, 1996 in Newport Beach, CA.
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). He began his career as a concert pianist but later joined Mel Tormé 's "Meltones" in 1945.
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