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3 unusual facts about Larry Clinton


Birks' Works

# "My Reverie" (Larry Clinton, Claude Debussy) - 2:52 Originally released on World Statesman

Larry Clinton

On the strength of Clinton's record hit "The Dipsy Doodle," Vitaphone and Paramount Pictures signed the band to star in three 10-minute theatrical films.

He remained active in the music business – often leading a studio band for pop singers like Barry Frank – until 1961.


Bob Johnstone

In 1946-7, Johnstone sang with the orchestras of Larry Clinton and Harry Soznick, and played an extended engagement at the Copacabana night club as featured singer for headliners such as Frank Sinatra.

Richard Himber

This six-sided record set offers surprisingly accurate imitations of then-popular bands and singers, including lampoons of his former employees Goodman, Dorsey, and Shaw, as well as Guy Lombardo, Larry Clinton, Ted Lewis, Count Basie, and other "name" bandleaders.


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