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BROWN Les

Personal Data:

Born:	14.03.1912	(Reinerton, Pa, USA, as Lester Raymond Brown)
Died:	04.01.2001	(lung cancer)

Appearances:

1936-?

Band Of Renown

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Bandland: Great Songs of Great Bands	1960	Columbia
2.	The Lerner and Loewe Bandbook	1961	Columbia
3.	The Richard Rodgers Bandbook & His Band Of Renown	1962	Columbia
4.	Revolution in Sound & His Band Of Renown	1962	Columbia
5.	Sentimental Journey & Doris Day	1995	Charly
6.	The Complete Doris Day with Les Brown & Doris Day	1998
7.	Bandland / Revolution in Sound	16.01.2001	Collectables
8.	Best Of The Capitol Years	29.01.2002	Capitol
9.	Lerner and Loewe Bandbook / Richard Rodgers Bandbook	19.03.2002	Collectables
10.	S'Wonderful 1949-50 Recordings	23.04.2002	Jazz Band
11.	Sweetest Sounds	27.08.2002	Sounds Of Yesteryear
12.	Best of the Rare Les Brown	22.10.2002	Collectables
13.	Lost Treasures & Doris Day	2003
14.	Sentimental Thing	25.03.2003	Sounds Of Yesteryear
15.	Original Studio Radio Transcriptions & His Orchestra	29.04.2003	Swing Factory
16.	Band of Renown 1936-49 credited to: Les Brown And His Orchestra	20.05.2003	Sounds of Yesteryear
17.	It's a Wonderful World	21.10.2003	Collectables
18.	Live at the Hollywood Palladium & His Band Of Renown (live)	17.08.2004	Jasmine
19.	1953 Palladium Concert (live)	17.05.2005	Group Seven
20.	Sentimental Journey with Les Brown	08.08.2006	Dutton Vocalion
21.	Complete Song Books	04.09.2006	Phono
22.	Sound Exchange	21.11.2006	Jasmine
23.	Les Brown's in Town	04.09.2007
24.	Let's Go to Town & His Band Of Renown	20.04.2010	Sounds of Yesteryear
25.	Sentimental Journey & His Band Of Renown	15.01.2013	Sounds of Yesteryear
26.	If You Please & His Band Of Renown	19.02.2013	Sounds of Yesteryear
27.	Les Brown Hits	12.08.2016	Sure Shot Production

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time & His Band Of Renown & Doris Day	3/1945			1
2.	Sentimental Journey & His Band Of Renown & Doris Day	3/1945			1
3.	You Won't Be Satisfied & Doris Day	2/1946			5
4.	Doctor Lawyer Indian Chief & Butch Stone	3/1946			6
5.	I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm	1/1949			7
6.	Undecided & Ames Brothers	9/1951			6