Larry Fotine
Larry Fotine (April 27, 1911[1] – November 25, 1990)[2] was an American jazz pianist, songwriter and producer. He was born Larry Fotinakis,[3] or more accurately Lawrence Constantine Fotinakis.[4] Fotine was a self-taught musician.[5] He led an orchestra in the early 1930s and from 1948 to 1954.[5] Between these periods, he concentrated on arranging, including for bandleader Sammy Kaye.[5] After the orchestra projects, Fotine recorded with his new band, Beale Street Buskers, and returned to arranging, this time for Lawrence Welk.[5] Later, he composed for Buttons and Rusty cartoons, and wrote music theory books.[5]
Discography
[edit]- Plain Vanilla (LP) with the Beale Street Buskers
- Plain Vanilla (EP) with the Beale Street Buskers (1959)
- Blue Ha Ha / Phantasmagoria (single) (1977)
Song writing
[edit]- "Honestly, I Love You" (1947)
- "You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love)" (1947) with words by William E. Faber & Fred Meadows
References
[edit]- ↑ The ASCAP Biographical Dictionary of Composers, Authors and Publishers (PDF). New York: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. 1966. p. 234.
- ↑ "Larry Fotine; Musician, Arranger, Songwriter". Los Angeles Times. December 4, 1990. p. VYB4.
- ↑ Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 65.
- ↑ "Larry Fotine: Article 1 - National Jazz Archive". nationaljazzarchive.org.uk. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Chadbourne, Eugene. "Larry Fotine". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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