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Bert Lown (born Albert Charles Lown;[1] 6 June 1903 – 20 November 1962) was an American violinist, orchestra leader, and songwriter.
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Birth name | Albert Charles Lown |
Also known as | Bert Lee |
Born | White Plains, New York, United States | June 6, 1903
Died | November 20, 1962 59) Portland, Oregon, United States | (aged
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Occupation | Bandleader |
Instrument | Violin |
Years active | 1920s–1930s |
Labels | Diva, Harmony, Velvet Tone, Columbia, Victor, Bluebird |
Lown was born in White Plains, New York. He began as a sideman playing the violin in Fred Hamm's band, and in the 1920s and 1930s he led a series of jazz-oriented dance bands (the most famous being the Biltmore Hotel Orchestra), making a large number of recordings in that period for Victor Records. In 1925 (or 1930), (with Hamm, Dave Bennett, and Chauncey Gray) he composed the well-known standard "Bye Bye Blues." He also wrote some other songs, including "You're The One I Care For" and "Tired." By the mid-1930s he quit leading the orchestras, becoming a booking agent and manager; eventually he left the music industry and moved on to executive positions in the television industry. He died of a heart attack in 1962 in Portland, Oregon.
The song writing, Lown's collaborators included Moe Jaffe, Jack O'Brien (pianist with Ted Weems in the 1930s), and Fred Hamm.
Bert Lown sometimes used the pseudonym "Bert Lee."[2]
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