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14 March 1922 – 15 January 1996

Les Baxter

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Les Baxter (March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was an American musician and composer.

Baxter studied piano at the Detroit Conservatory before moving to Los Angeles for further studies at Pepperdine College. Abandoning a concert career as a pianist, he turned to popular music as a singer. At the age of 23 he joined Mel Tormé's Mel-Tones, singing on Artie Shaw records such as “What Is This Thing Called Love?”.

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Genres of the artist's albums over the years: the higher the line, the stronger the genre on that album

  1. 1954
  2. 1955
  3. 1956
  4. 1957
  5. 1958
  6. 1959
  7. 1960
  8. 1961
  9. 1964
  10. 1968
  11. 1969
  12. 1970
  13. 1995

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