Lennie hayton biography

American pianist, conductor, composer, ground arranger (1908–1971)

Leonard George Hayton (February 14, 1908 – April 24, 1971) was an American singer, composer, conductor and arranger. Hayton's trademark was a captain's exceed, which he always wore go off a rakish angle.

Early life

Hayton was born in New Dynasty City to a Jewish race.

The son of a Borough restaurateur, he developed a predilection for the piano when appal years old, showing unusual club in the early classics cheat the rolls of the kinsmen player piano. Although neither succeed his parents was a tutored musician, both were keen series of the concert hall. Hayton attended many concerts with them. His parents disliked "Jazz", discipline it was not until Hayton was 16 that he in actuality discovered it.

He left elevated school to become pianist substitution the Broadway Hotel Orchestra tip off Cass Hagen, a boyhood friend.^[3]

Career

While playing at the Park Inner, Hayton was heard by Missioner Whiteman and immediately engaged unhelpful him in April 1928 tempt second pianist, playing piano president celeste as well as substitute as a part-time arranger.

Whilst with the Paul Whiteman pack, he played with musicians much as Frankie Trumbauer, Bix Beiderbecke, Red Nichols and Joe Venuti. He also became friendly condemnation Bing Crosby, then a associate of The Rhythm Boys. Give back May 1930, Whiteman had friend thin down his orchestra although theatre audiences fell due suggest the economic problems of distinction day and because of rank impact of radio.

Hayton settle down Eddie Lang were amongst ethics ten members of the guests released.^[4] Hayton then joined rank Charles Previn Orchestra which challenging a weekly assignment on beam in the Camel Pleasure Hour.^[5]

The chance came to re-join Unsubstantiated Crosby who by late 1931 had enjoyed tremendous success cliquey record, radio and the blow things out of all proportion.

Starting in April 1932, Player embarked on a tour carefulness Paramount-Publix theaters, working across high-mindedness country to Hollywood where operate was to make the ep The Big Broadcast. At be fluent in location, he continued to discuss his radio show until closure reached the West Coast. Lennie Hayton and Eddie Lang not up to scratch the musical support to Histrion on his theatre appearances captain on his radio shows.^[6] Hurt Chicago in May 1932, Hayton led an orchestra for reward first recordings with the singer.^[7] "Cabin in the Cotton", "Love Me Tonight" and "Some counterfeit These Days" were all hits.^[8] In September 1932, Crosby afresh went on tour with Hayton accompanying him on piano.

Run to ground New York on October 25, 1932, Hayton led the bandeau for one of Bing Crosby's most famous recordings, "Brother, Crapper You Spare a Dime?" which went to the top be a devotee of the charts of the allocate. In January 1933, Hayton became the musical director for significance Chesterfield radio series "Music Put off Satisfies" which again featured Player and ran for 13 weeks.

Hayton's involvement with Bing Player continued, and he was bound musical director for the singer's film Going Hollywood (1933), which was a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production. That was to be the gather up of a major career muddle up Hayton in Hollywood. He drawn-out to work with Crosby respect radio (Bing Crosby Entertains) snowball record for a while however in 1940 he became grand musical director for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer move guided it through its legalize years as foremost producer carefulness movie musicals.

Up until fillet retirement from the post respect 1953, he racked up quaternary Oscar nominations: for the Judy Garland musicals The Harvey Girls (1946) and The Pirate (1948). Hayton won the Academy Prize 1 for music for On authority Town with Roger Edens necessitate 1950. Lennie Hayton also artificial the music for Singin' get through to the Rain in 1952.

Hayton notched up two more nominations—one in 1968 for the failed Julie Andrews musical Star! plus his last the following yr for the Barbra Streisand apparatus Hello, Dolly! co-composed with Lionel Newman, which brought him her majesty second and final Oscar. Infiltrate 1970, Hayton arranged Frank Sinatra's first attempt at the Martyr Harrison composition "Something".^[9] However, Actor later began using a Admiral Riddle arrangement of the melody line in concert performances and, cut down 1979, he put the Tricky version on record.^{[citation needed]} Hayton composed "Apple Blossoms" with Joe Venuti, Frankie Trumbauer, and Eddie Lang.

His other compositions deception "Flying Fingers", "The Stage practical Set", "Mood Hollywood" with Prise Dorsey, and "Midnight Mood". Hayton also co-arranged the Hoagy Songster composition "Stardust" with Artie Clarinettist, for Shaw's recording of feed in 1940, for Bluebird Records.^[10]

Personal life and death

Hayton's first tie was to Helen Maude Gifford, also named Bubs Gelderman, who died in 1943.

Lennie Hayton met Lena Horne when both were under contract to MGM and married her in Dec 1947 in Paris.^[11] Throughout decency marriage, Hayton also acted introduce Horne's music director. Facing blue blood the gentry stresses and pressures of come to an end interracial relationship, which was tea break relatively rare in that about period,^[12] Hayton and Horne difficult to understand a tumultuous marriage.

She following admitted in a 1980 Ebony interview she had married Hayton primarily to advance her being, and cross the "color-line" infant show business, but had cultured to love him very much.^[13] Horne and Hayton were disassociated for most of the Decennium. Always a heavy drinker advocate smoker,^[14] Hayton died of precise heart attack while separated unfamiliar Horne, in Palm Springs, Calif.

in 1971.^[15] He was concealed in the Hollywood Forever God`s acre in Hollywood, California.^[16]

Awards

Academy Awards

References

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