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Leslie „Les“ Baxter (* 14. März 1922 in Mexia, Texas; † 15. Januar 1996 in Newport Beach, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Orchesterleiter und Arrangeur, der insbesondere durch seinen Millionenseller Unchained Melody im Jahr 1955 einer breiten Öffentlichkeit bekannt wurde.
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’s artistic problems had nothing to do with his skills, which remained formidable to the last. It had more to do with living on the hamster wheel that is life in the low-budget film industry. His tenure at American International unfairly stigmatized him as a B composer. He was never offered scores for films that did justice to his creativity, neither in their budgets nor their content.
Leslie Thompson « Les » Baxter, né le 14 mars 1922 et mort le 15 janvier 1996 à Newport Beach, Comté d'Orange (Californie), est un musicien, compositeur, arrangeur et chanteur américain.
- Leslie Thompson Baxter
- 14 mars 1922Mexia
- 15 janvier 1996 (à 73 ans)Newport Beach
- Corona del Mar
About Les. brief intro / executive summary: Incredibly strange, innovative, and beautiful music that resonated with commercial audiences as well as critical music listeners across decades, genres, and demographics. - accomplishments. - awards (star on walk of fame) - influence. - uses. bullet point outlining periods: - early life & education.
Les Baxter, far a field from his native Texas, was the most sophisticated of world travelers – being equally at home in New York, Paris, Rome, Buenos Aires, Rio, or Marakesh – and his music has always reflected the lavish and exotic colors and sounds found in the far-flung corners of the world.
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.
