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Leon Rene

also recorded as Jimmie Thomas

real name Leon T. René

Leon Rene is credited on 1,793 releases across 529 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,793

Credits

529

Albums

8

Decades active

94

In collections

Biography

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American composer, label owner & producer of pop, R&B & rock & roll in the 1930's-1950's.
Born on February 6, 1902, Covington, Louisiana.
Died on May 30, 1982, Los Angeles, California.
Brother of Otis Rene and father of Googie Rene.
He was a record producer in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. He established several record labels, most notably, and.
As a songwriter, he charted seventeen times between 1931-1962, all but one in the U.S. "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano" charted three times, first by The Glenn Miller Orchestra (#2) and then by The Ink Spots (#4) in 1940 followed by Pat Boone (#80) in 1957. "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra hit #6 in 1931 (co-written by Clarence Muse & his brother Otis Rene).

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Credited work

1,793 releases · 529 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 1,941
  • Other credits · 20
  • Production · 20

Studios: Morgan Studios · Lucerna Hall · Crescendo Club, Hollywood · Americana Hotel, Miami, Florida

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