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Larry Clinton

Brooklyn, United States · 1909-08-17 – 1985-05-02

Larry Clinton is credited on 1,317 releases across 422 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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American trumpeter/musician, bandleader, arranger and songwriter.
Born: August 17, 1909 in Brooklyn, New York.
Died: May 2, 1985 in Tucson, Arizona.
Besides the trumpet, he also played the trombone, and clarinet.
As a songwriter he charted sixteen times between 1937 and 1959 in the U.S. including six top 10 songs and two #1 singles. The #1 songs were " Satan Takes a Holiday" by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra in 1937 and "My Reverie" by him and his orchestra in 1938. The song "My Reverie" (co-written by Claude Debussy) charted three additional times in 1938 by other artists. He also wrote "The Dipsy Doodle", which hit #2 in 1938 by Russ Morgan and His Orchestra. He also arranged many charted songs as well.
Clinton and his orchestra charted thirty-eight times between 1937 and 1948, four by songs Larry wrote/co-wrote. Four of the band's songs hit #1: "Cry, Baby, Cry", "Heart and Soul" and "My Reverie" in 1938 and "Deep Purple" in 1939. Twenty in all made the top 10.

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1,317 releases · 422 albums · active 1950–2024

Performance · 1,521
Other credits · 71
Production · 2

Studios: RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Cafe Rouge Hotel Pennsylvania, N.Y.C. · Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln