Lennie Hayton
Lennie Hayton | |
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Hollywood, California | |
Nationality | American |
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Years active | 1928–1970 |
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Leonard George Hayton (February 14, 1908 – April 24, 1971) was an American musician, composer, conductor and arranger. Hayton's trademark was a captain's hat, which he always wore at a rakish angle.
Early life
Hayton was born in
Career
While playing at the Park Central, Hayton was heard by Paul Whiteman and immediately engaged by him in April 1928 as second pianist, playing piano and celeste as well as acting as a part-time arranger. Whilst with the Paul Whiteman orchestra, he played with musicians such as Frankie Trumbauer, Bix Beiderbecke, Red Nichols and Joe Venuti. He also became friendly with Bing Crosby, then a member of The Rhythm Boys. In May 1930, Whiteman had to thin down his orchestra as theatre audiences fell due to the economic problems of the day and because of the impact of radio. Hayton and Eddie Lang were amongst the ten members of the band released.[4] Hayton then joined the Charles Previn Orchestra which had a weekly assignment on radio in the Camel Pleasure Hour.[5]
The chance came to re-join Bing Crosby who by late 1931 had enjoyed tremendous success on record, radio and the stage. Starting in April 1932, Crosby embarked on a tour of
Hayton's involvement with Bing Crosby continued, and he was made musical director for the singer's film
Personal life and death
Hayton's first marriage was to Helen Maude Gifford, also named Bubs Gelderman, who died in 1943. Lennie Hayton met
Awards
Academy Awards
References
- ^ "Solid! -- Lennie Hayton". Archived from the original on 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ Scott Yanow (1971-04-24). "Lennie Hayton | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ^ "Broadcast Weekly". February 19, 1933: 7.
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- ^ Martin Marshall. "Frank Sinatra - the British Connections". Silverclover.free-online.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ^ "Artie Shaw: Stardust – Jazz.com | Jazz Music – Jazz Artists – Jazz News". Archived from the original on 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ "Lena Horne". Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ^ "Digital Videos | Episodes (TV Series)". VH1. 2017-03-14. Archived from the original on November 15, 2002. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
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- ^ Gavin pp. 383–384
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External links
- Lennie Hayton at IMDb