vn, 1903-1962 US
Musician of Jazz and Pop
Bert Lown (June 6, 1903-November 2 (or 20), 1962) was a violinist and orchestra leader.He was born in White Plains, New York. He began as a sideman playing the violin in Fred Hamm's band, and in the 1920s and 1930s he led a series of jazz-oriented dance bands (the most famous being the Biltmore Hotel Orchestra), making a large number of recordings in that period for Victor Records. In 1925 (or 1930), (with Hamm, Dave Bennett, and Chauncey Gray) he composed the well-known standard "Bye Bye Blues." He also wrote some other songs, including "You're The One I Care For" and "Tired." By the mid-1930s he quit leading the orchestras, becoming a booking agent and manager; eventually he left the music industry and moved on to executive positions in the television industry. He died of a heart attack
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Greatest Recordings Of The Big Band Era | Earl Hines / The Dorsey Brothers / Bert Lown / Ralph Flanagan | 1983 | Compil. |
Bert Lown & His Loungers Jazz, Pop and Soundtrack |
Bert Lown and His Hotel Biltmore Music |
Bert Lown And His Hotel Biltmore Orchestra Jazz and Pop |
Bert Lown And His Orchestra Jazz, Pop and Soundtrack |