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Brown was born with his twin brother, Wesley, in Liberty City, a low-income section of Miami, Florida. He was adopted by Mamie Brown, a 38-year-old single woman who worked as a cafeteria attendant and domestic assistant. Brown claims that he was declared "educable mentally retarded" in grade school, which damaged his self-esteem and confidence. [2]
Lester Raymond Brown (March 14, 1912 – January 4, 2001) was an American jazz musician who for over six decades (1938-2000) led his big band, later called Les Brown and His Band of Renown. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The single, the Baglio-penned "Never Tell an Angel (When Your Heart's on Fire)", was released on the Boardwalk label and spent four weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 88 in July 1983. [2] In July 1983, Cuccinello left the group, was replaced by drummer Lenny Shea, and pianist Jeremy Brown also joined the band.
The biggest hit version of the song was recorded by the Les Brown Orchestra with a vocal by Doris Day. [2] The Les Brown/Doris Day version was recorded on March 2, 1945 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 36779. [3] The record first reached the Billboard charts on March 15, 1945, and lasted 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. [4]
Doris Day (born Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress and singer.She began her career as a big band singer in 1937, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, "Sentimental Journey" and "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" with Les Brown and His Band of Renown.
Thirty years after its short but memorable run on ABC, it is widely regarded as a miraculous one-season wonder that captures the era's competing strains of irony and earnestness.
"My Number One Dream Came True" Les Brown: Bud Green: June 20, 1946 (with Les Brown's Band of Renown) "My Ship" Kurt Weill: Ira Gershwin: May 3, 1961 from the album I Have Dreamed "My One and Only Love" Guy Wood: Robert Mellin: December 16, 1961 (with the André Previn Orchestra) from the album Duet "My Romance" Richard Rodgers: Lorenz Hart: 1962
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