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Mitchell Ayres (December 24, 1909 – September 5, 1969) was an orchestra leader, music arranger, composer and performer. He is best known for his many years of work with Perry Como on radio, records, and television and as the musical conductor for The Hollywood Palace .
American orchestra leader, music arranger, composer and performer. Born December 24, 1909 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Died September 5, 1969 (aged 59) in Winchester, Nevada. He is best known for his many years of work with Perry Como on radio, records, and TV and as the musical conductor for The Hollywood Palace.
The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra was a cooperative effort founded by ex-members of the Little Jack Little Orchestra in the mid-1930s. Violinist Ayres served as president and front man for the band, an atypical collection of performers which at first glance appeared more like a group of homely scientists than an orchestra.
- December 2, 1910
- September 5, 1969
Ayres was signed to a recording contract, briefly by Variety, then for Vocalion, and, finally, on Bluebird, where he and his big band made just over 100 sides between December 1939 and July 1942. The most famous of his records was Make-Believe Island, a top hit in 1940.
27. Juli 2023 · Mitchell Ayres (Mary Ann Mercer, vocal) - Make-Believe Island - 1940 (#1) The Unforgettables: The Best of 1940. Make-Believe Island (Grosz-Kenny-Kenny) by Mitchell Ayres and his Fashions in...
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16. Mai 2019 · Make-Believe Island (Grosz-Kenny-Kenny) by Mitchell Ayres and his Fashions in Music, vocal by Mary Ann Mercer Here is the most popular of all the recordings issued by Mitch Ayres back when...
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Mitchell Ayres (December 24, 1909 – September 5, 1969) was an orchestra leader, music arranger, composer and performer. He is best known for his many years of work with Perry Como on radio, records, and television and as the musical conductor for The Hollywood Palace.
