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Paul Weston (real name Wetstein) ( March 12, 1912 - September 20, 1996) was a US pianist, arranger, composer and conductor. Weston was born in Springfield, Massachusetts . He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1933.Weston became an arranger for Rudy Vallee's Fleischman Hour on radio. In 1936 he joined the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra as chief arranger, holding the position until 1940. He then became Dinah Shore's arranger/conductor and also worked freelance for the Bob Crosby Orchestra. His association with the Crosby unit took him to Hollywood and into film work, starting with Holiday Inn in 1941. Subsequent films as musical director include Holiday Inn ( 1942), Belle Of The Yukon ( 1944) and Road To Utopia ( 1945).
In 1942 sonwriter Johnny MercerJohnny Mercer ( November 18, 1909 June 25, 1976) was a pop music composer. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he is regarded as one of America's greatest songwriters. In the early 1940s, Mercer was one of the co-founders of Capitol Records. Mercer was also a well, Glenn Wallichs and Buddy DeSylva formed Capitol RecordsCapitol Records is a major United States-based record label, now part of the EMI Music Group. The company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942. History Mercer founded Capitol Records with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva a and engaged Weston as musical director for the label. Weston also began working on radio with Mercer and Capitol songstress Jo StaffordJo Elizabeth Stafford (born November 12, 1917) is a singer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1960s. Stafford is greatly admired for the purity of her voice and is considered one of the most versatile vocalists of the era. Stafford was. Stafford signed with Columbia RecordsColumbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. 1925 Columbia was originally the local company distributing and selling Edison phonographs and phonograph cylinders in Washington, D. Maryland and Delaware. in 1950 and Weston also joined Columbia. Weston and Stafford married in 1952, and had two children, Tim and Amy.
Weston had a long career as a musical director for television including the Danny KayeDanny Kaye ( January 18, 1911 March 3, 1987) was an American actor and comedian. Born in Brooklyn as red-haired David Daniel Kaminski Kaye became one of the world's best-known comedians by starring in films like The Secret Life of Walter Mitty White Chris show. He teamed up with his wife to produce a series of comedy albums based on Jo's ability to sing off-key deliberately while Paul murdered the piano accompaniment. They assumed the personas of Jonathan and Darlene Edwards for these musical travesties.
The couple retired from performing in the 1970s. Weston died in Santa Monica, CaliforniaSanta Monica is a beachside city located in Los Angeles County, California USA, on the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, west of Westwood, Los Angeles, and north of Venice. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 8.
Weston, Paul
Weston, Paul
Weston, Paul
