Larry Clinton & His Orchestra

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Heart and Soul 00:00 Tools
My Reverie 00:00 Tools
Deep Purple 00:00 Tools
I Double Dare You 00:00 Tools
I Married an Angel 00:00 Tools
Dipsy Doodle 00:00 Tools
You Go to My Head 00:00 Tools
My Heart Belongs to Daddy 00:00 Tools
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies 00:00 Tools
Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers 00:00 Tools
Martha 00:00 Tools
Devil With The Devil 00:00 Tools
To Devil With The Devil 00:00 Tools
A Study in Red 00:00 Tools
Johnson Rag 00:00 Tools
JEEPERS CREEPERS 00:00 Tools
Cry, Baby, Cry 00:00 Tools
Comes Love 00:00 Tools
In a Persian Market 00:00 Tools
The Snake Charmer 00:00 Tools
Cry Baby Cry 00:00 Tools
Whistle While You Work 00:00 Tools
Heart and Soul - (from the film "A Song Is Born") 00:00 Tools
The Big Dipper 00:00 Tools
The Dipsy Doodle 00:00 Tools
True Confession 00:00 Tools
(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over 00:00 Tools
You Go to My Head (Vocal by Bea Wain) 00:00 Tools
Midnite In Harlem (Midnite In a Madhouse) 00:00 Tools
Limehouse Blues 00:00 Tools
The Little Man Who Wasn't There 00:00 Tools
Because Of You 00:00 Tools
Old Folks 00:00 Tools
Midnite In Harlem 00:00 Tools
Summer Souvenirs 00:00 Tools
For Men Only 00:00 Tools
At Long Last Love 00:00 Tools
Over the Rainbow 00:00 Tools
A Study in Green 00:00 Tools
Always And Always 00:00 Tools
Romance In The Dark 00:00 Tools
Glen Island Hop 00:00 Tools
If it Rains, Who Cares? 00:00 Tools
Who Blew Out The Flame? 00:00 Tools
The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart) 00:00 Tools
Zig Zag 00:00 Tools
ABBA Dabba (One Of The Arabian Knights) 00:00 Tools
Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy 00:00 Tools
The Devil With the Devil With Ford Leary 00:00 Tools
I Want My Share of Love 00:00 Tools
I Want To Rock 00:00 Tools
I'll Remember 00:00 Tools
You're an Education 00:00 Tools
Bach to Boogie 00:00 Tools
Missouri Scrambler 00:00 Tools
I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls 00:00 Tools
On A Slow Boat To China 00:00 Tools
How Am I To Know? 00:00 Tools
I Double Dare You (From "Radio Days") 00:00 Tools
Hollywood Pastime 00:00 Tools
Remember 00:00 Tools
Little Man Who Wasn't There 00:00 Tools
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (feat. Ford Leary) 00:00 Tools
Love is Here to Stay 00:00 Tools
TRUE CONFESSION (vBW) 00:00 Tools
Cielito Lindo 00:00 Tools
Put Your Heart In A Song 00:00 Tools
Abba Dabba 00:00 Tools
Feeling Like A Dream 00:00 Tools
My Reverir 00:00 Tools
THE ONE ROSE 00:00 Tools
Satan in Satin - DJ Wuthe Am "grammophon" 00:00 Tools
Heart And Soul (From "A Song Is Born") 00:00 Tools
Larry Clinton & His Orchestra 00:00 Tools
Parade Of The Wooden Soliders 00:00 Tools
Let 'er Go 00:00 Tools
Chris And His Gang 00:00 Tools
Saving Myself For You 00:00 Tools
Satan Takes a Holiday 00:00 Tools
Dodging The Dean 00:00 Tools
Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers (Larry Clinton) 00:00 Tools
The Dickey-Bird-Song 00:00 Tools
MY REVERIE (vBea Wain) 00:00 Tools
Sahara 00:00 Tools
Camptown Races 00:00 Tools
Sugarfoot Stomp 00:00 Tools
ALWAYS AND ALWAYS (vBW) 00:00 Tools
Study in Surrealism 00:00 Tools
Toselli's Serenade - DJ Wuthe am "Grammophon" 00:00 Tools
Where In The World 00:00 Tools
Study In Brown 00:00 Tools
Put Your Heart In A Song (feat. Bea Wain) 00:00 Tools
Poor People's B'honga 00:00 Tools
A Study in Brown 00:00 Tools
Jazz Me Blues 00:00 Tools
Jeepers Creepers (feat. Ford Leary) 00:00 Tools
Our Love Is Here to Stay 00:00 Tools
Change Partners 00:00 Tools
Stop! And Reconsider (feat. Bea Wain) 00:00 Tools
You Go to My Head (feat. Bea Wain) 00:00 Tools
Boogie Woogie Blues 00:00 Tools
Sugar Foot Stomp 00:00 Tools
Swing Lightly 00:00 Tools
The Jitterbug (feat. Ford Leary) 00:00 Tools
Who Do You Think You Saw Last Night (feat. Bea Wain) 00:00 Tools
You Oughta Hang Your Heart In Shame (feat. Terry Allen) 00:00 Tools
I Married An Angel (feat. Bea Wain) 00:00 Tools
Design For Dancing 00:00 Tools
Mr. Jinx Stay Away From Me (feat. Bea Wain) 00:00 Tools
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Larry Clinton (August 17, 1909 – May 2, 1985) was a trumpeter who became a prominent American bandleader and arranger. His version of Debussy’s "Reverie", with vocalist Bea Wain, was particularly popular. Entitled "My Reverie", his version peaked at #1 on Billboard's Record Buying Guide in 1938. Clinton was born in Brooklyn, New York. He became a versatile musician, playing trumpet, trombone, and clarinet. While in his twenties, he became a prolific arranger for dance orchestras; bandleaders Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Glen Gray, Louis Armstrong, and Bunny Berigan all used Larry Clinton charts. His first stint as a bandleader was from 1937 to 1941, and he recorded a string of hits for Victor Records. The Clinton band's repertoire was split between pop tunes of the day ("I Double Dare You," "Summer Souvenirs," etc.), ambitious instrumentals penned by Clinton (the most popular, "A Study in Brown," begat four sequels in different "colors"), and swing adaptations of classical compositions. This last category swept the industry, and orchestras everywhere were "swinging the classics" by adding pop lyrics to melodies by Debussy and Tchaikovsky. Clinton's band was predominantly a recording group that also played college proms and hotel ballrooms. On the strength of Clinton's record hit "The Dipsy Doodle," Vitaphone and Paramount Pictures signed the band to star in three 10-minute theatrical films. All were filmed in New York. In 1941 Clinton and his band appeared in six short musical films, designed for then-popular "movie jukeboxes." (The films were ultimately released as Soundies in 1943.) This was one of his last jobs as a bandleader; he quit the music business upon the outbreak of World War II, and joined the United States Army Air Forces. A rated pilot, he rose to the rank of captain, was stationed with the Air Transport Command in Calcutta and China during Hump airlift, and was a flight instructor with the 1343rd Base Unit. He resumed his musical career and enjoyed further success as a bandleader from 1948 to 1950. He remained active in the music business – often leading a studio band for pop singers like Barry Frank – until 1961. He died in 1985 in Tucson, Arizona, at the age of 75. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.