Les Baxter
American composer and conductor (1922–1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Birth name | Leslie Thompson Baxter |
Born | (1922-03-14)March 14, 1922 Mexia, Texas, U.S. |
Died | January 15, 1996(1996-01-15) (aged 73) Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
Genres | Lounge music, exotica |
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Instrument(s) | Piano |
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