Les Brown

Summary

Les Brown is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Reinerton^[2]. He was born on March 14, 1912^[3]. He died in Pacific Palisades^[4]. He died on January 4, 2001^[5]. He worked as a bandleader^[6], conductor^[7], saxophonist^[8], jazz musician^[9], and composer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month, #7,125 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Les Brown's place of birth was Reinerton^[2].
• Les Brown passed away in Pacific Palisades^[4].
• Les Brown was born on March 14, 1912^[3].
• Les Brown died on January 4, 2001^[5].
• Burial took place at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery^[12].
• Les Brown held citizenship in United States^[13].
• Les Brown worked as a bandleader^[6].
• Les Brown's professions included conductor^[7].
• Les Brown's professions included saxophonist^[8].
• Les Brown worked as a jazz musician^[9].
• Les Brown worked as a composer^[10].
• Les Brown's education included a stint at Duke University^[14].
• Les Brown was educated at New York Military Academy^[15].
• Les Brown received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[16].
• Les Brown is recorded as male^[17].
• Les Brown's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Les Brown's genre is jazz^[19].
• Les Brown's genre is big band^[20].
• Les Brown's genre is swing^[21].
• Les Brown's genre is traditional pop^[22].
• Les Brown's record label is recorded as Decca^[23].
• Les Brown's record label is recorded as Bluebird Records^[24].
• Les Brown's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[25].
• Les Brown's record label is recorded as Capitol Records^[26].
• Les Brown's Commons category is recorded as Les Brown^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1912-03-14^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2001-01-24^[31]

• Genre(s): jazz, swing^[32]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, jazz, swing^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3ffc8b31-cfe8-44c9-aa2e-e82d3355e9b3^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Les Brown's place of birth was Reinerton^[2]. He was born on March 14, 1912^[3].

Education

Educated at Duke University^[14], a university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1838^[37], headquartered in Durham^[38] and New York Military Academy^[15], a military academy^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1889^[41], headquartered in Cornwall^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bandleader^[6], conductor^[7], saxophonist^[8], jazz musician^[9], and composer^[10].

Recognition

Les Brown received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[16].

Death and Burial

Les Brown died on January 4, 2001^[5]. He passed away in Pacific Palisades^[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer^[43]. He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Les Brown ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month, #7,125 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

FAQs

Where was Les Brown born?

Les Brown's place of birth was Reinerton^[2].

Where did Les Brown die?

Les Brown passed away in Pacific Palisades^[4].

What did Les Brown do for work?

Les Brown worked as bandleader^[6], conductor^[7], saxophonist^[8], jazz musician^[9], and composer^[10].

Where did Les Brown go to school?

Les Brown was educated at Duke University^[14] and New York Military Academy^[15].

What awards did Les Brown receive?

Honors received include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[16].