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Jack Buchanan

voc, 1891-1957 GB, Helensburgh
Singer / Producer of Soundtrack and Pop
A.k.a. Walter John Buchanan

Walter John "Jack" Buchanan (2 April 1891 – 20 October 1957) was a Scottish theatre and film actor, singer, dancer, producer and director. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George Grossmith Jr., and was described by The Times as "the last of the knuts." He is best known in America for his role in the classic Hollywood musical The Band Wagon in 1953.

     
Genres
  • Soundtrack
  • Pop
  • Jazz
Popular Tracks   
Who? on Those Thirties...Everything Stops for Tea by Jack Buchanan and Jessie Matthews, Jack Buchanan & Jessie Matthews
Goodnight Vienna on Those Thirties...Everything Stops for Tea by Jack Buchanan and Jessie Matthews, Jack Buchanan & Jessie Matthews
Alone with My Dreams on Jazz Goes to the Movies by Various Artists
That's Entertainment (from "The Band Wagon") - 2006 Remaster on That's Entertainment by Various Artists
I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan (from "The Band Wagon") - 2006 Remaster on That's Entertainment by Various Artists
Alone With My Dreams on Those Thirties...Everything Stops for Tea by Jack Buchanan and Jessie Matthews, Jack Buchanan & Jessie Matthews
That's Entertainment (From "The Band Wagon") on Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 24: Silk Stockings & The Band Wagon – The Complete Soundtracks [Remastered 2016] by Fred Astaire & MGM Studio Orchestra
Dancing in the Dark (From "The Band Wagon") on Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 24: Silk Stockings & The Band Wagon – The Complete Soundtracks [Remastered 2016] by Fred Astaire & MGM Studio Orchestra
A Shine on My Shoes (From "The Band Wagon") on Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 24: Silk Stockings & The Band Wagon – The Complete Soundtracks [Remastered 2016] by Fred Astaire & MGM Studio Orchestra
That's Entertainment Finale (from "That's Entertainment, Pt. 2" / "The Band Wagon") - 2006 Remaster on That's Entertainment by Various Artists

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Vintage Hollywood Classics XXIV: Silk Stockings & The Band Waggon - The Original SoundtracksCyd Charisse, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray & Fred Astaire2016Album
Jack Buchanan With Elsie RandolphJack Buchanan With Elsie Randolph1991Compil.
EleganceJack Buchanan1991Compil.
EleganceJack Buchanan1985Compil.
Jack Buchanan: Original London Cast Recordings" Songs from That's a Good Girl, Boodle, & ToniJack Buchanan1979Album
The DebonairJack Buchanan With Binnie Hale And Elsie Randolph1967Compil.
London Screen SceneJack Buchanan With Elsie Randolph / Jessie Matthews1963Compil.
Dancing In The Dark / TripletsMGM Studio Orchestra Conducted By Adolph Deutsch / Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan1953Album
New Sun In The Sky / I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan / I Love LouisaIndia Adams, Fred Astaire And Jack Buchanan1953Album
I Think I Can / One Good Tune Deserves AnotherJack Buchanan1936Album
Blotto / Take A StepJack Buchanan1924Album
Souvenir Of Jack BuchananJack BuchananSingle
The Golden Age Of Jack BuchananJack BuchananCompil.
Memories Of Jack BuchananJack BuchananSingle
Jack BuchananJack BuchananCompil.
Golden Girl / Monte CarloMitzi Gaynor, Dennis Day, Jeanette MacDonald, Jack BuchananAlbum
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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