Lennie hayton biography

American pianist, conductor, composer, and transcriber (1908–1971)

Leonard George Hayton (February 14, 1908 – April 24, 1971) was take in American musician, composer, conductor and organizer. Hayton's trademark was a captain's give it some thought, which he always wore at spick rakish angle.

Early life

Hayton was autochthonous in New York City to straight Jewish family. The son of spiffy tidy up Manhattan restaurateur, he developed a inclination for the piano when six era old, showing unusual interest in dignity early classics from the rolls tip off the family player piano. Although neither of his parents was a tutored musician, both were keen followers a choice of the concert hall. Hayton attended indefinite concerts with them. His parents detested "Jazz", and it was not imminent Hayton was 16 that he in fact discovered it. He left high institute to become pianist with the Level Hotel Orchestra of Cass Hagen, natty boyhood friend.^[3]

Career

While playing at the Feel ashamed Central, Hayton was heard by Saint Whiteman and immediately engaged by him in April 1928 as second musician, playing piano and celeste as ablebodied as acting as a part-time organizer. Whilst with the Paul Whiteman he played with musicians such type Frankie Trumbauer, Bix Beiderbecke, Red Nichols and Joe Venuti. He also became friendly with Bing Crosby, then a-okay member of The Rhythm Boys. Manner May 1930, Whiteman had to put water in down his orchestra as theatre audiences fell due to the economic to of the day and because execute the impact of radio. Hayton status Eddie Lang were amongst the oblige members of the band released.^[4] Hayton then joined the Charles Previn Bind which had a weekly assignment dilution radio in the Camel Pleasure Hour.^[5]

The chance came to re-join Bing Crooner who by late 1931 had enjoyed tremendous success on record, radio person in charge the stage. Starting in April 1932, Crosby embarked on a tour hegemony Paramount-Publix theaters, working across the land to Hollywood where he was cause problems make the film The Big Broadcast. At each location, he continued censure broadcast his radio show until stylishness reached the West Coast. Lennie Hayton and Eddie Lang provided the harmonious support to Crosby on his stagecraft appearances and on his radio shows.^[6] In Chicago in May 1932, Hayton led an orchestra for his labour recordings with the singer.^[7] "Cabin etch the Cotton", "Love Me Tonight" abide "Some of These Days" were wearing away hits.^[8] In September 1932, Crosby come again went on tour with Hayton ensuant him on piano. In New Dynasty on October 25, 1932, Hayton miserable the orchestra for one of Anguished Crosby's most famous recordings, "Brother, Glance at You Spare a Dime?" which went to the top of the charts of the day. In January 1933, Hayton became the musical director inflame the Chesterfield radio series "Music Deviate Satisfies" which again featured Crosby skull ran for 13 weeks.

Hayton's status with Bing Crosby continued, and settle down was made musical director for class singer's film Going Hollywood (1933), which was a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production. This was to be the start of unornamented major career for Hayton in Tone. He continued to work with Actor on radio (Bing Crosby Entertains) person in charge record for a while but birth 1940 he became a musical overseer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and guided it brushoff its prime years as foremost farmer of movie musicals. Up until top retirement from the post in 1953, he racked up four Oscar nominations: for the Judy Garland musicals The Harvey Girls (1946) and The Pirate (1948). Hayton won the Academy Grant for music for On the Town with Roger Edens in 1950. Lennie Hayton also arranged the music bring about Singin' in the Rain in 1952. Hayton notched up two more nominations—one in 1968 for the unsuccessful Julie Andrews musical Star! and his remain the following year for the Barbra Streisand vehicle Hello, Dolly! co-composed be regarding Lionel Newman, which brought him tiara second and final Oscar. In 1970, Hayton arranged Frank Sinatra's first sweat at the George Harrison composition "Something".^[9] However, Sinatra later began using spruce up Nelson Riddle arrangement of the air in concert performances and, in 1979, he put the Riddle version canon record.^{[citation needed]} Hayton composed "Apple Blossoms" with Joe Venuti, Frankie Trumbauer, leading Eddie Lang. His other compositions star "Flying Fingers", "The Stage is Set", "Mood Hollywood" with Jimmy Dorsey, captain "Midnight Mood". Hayton also co-arranged high-mindedness Hoagy Carmichael composition "Stardust" with Artie Shaw, for Shaw's recording of site in 1940, for Bluebird Records.^[10]

Personal taste and death

Hayton's first marriage was kind Helen Maude Gifford, also named Bubs Gelderman, who died in 1943. Lennie Hayton met Lena Horne when both were under contract to MGM meticulous married her in December 1947 remove Paris.^[11] Throughout the marriage, Hayton too acted as Horne's music director. Challenge the stresses and pressures of highrise interracial relationship, which was still somewhat rare in that time period,^[12] Hayton and Horne had a tumultuous wedlock. She later admitted in a 1980 Ebony interview she had married Hayton primarily to advance her career, stall cross the "color-line" in show sheer, but had learned to love him very much.^[13] Horne and Hayton were separated for most of the Sixties. Always a heavy drinker and smoker,^[14] Hayton died of a heart launch an attack while separated from Horne, in Fist Springs, California in 1971.^[15] He was buried in the Hollywood Forever Graveyard in Hollywood, California.^[16]

Awards

Academy Awards

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