Francis Bay

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Patricia (Francis Bay Big Band)
  BE F 2 08/01/1958 (32 weeks)
  BE W 2 07/01/1958 (40 weeks)
Paris
  BE F 4th 11/01/1958 (20 weeks)
  BE W 20th 10/01/1958 (20 weeks)
Manhattan Spiritual
  BE F 7th 01/01/1959 (24 weeks)
  BE W 4th 01/01/1959 (28 weeks)
Too Much Tequila
  BE W 15th 03/01/1960 (32 weeks)

Francis Bay (born December 17, 1914 in Rijkevorsel , † April 25, 2005 in Bonheiden ; actually Francis Bayetz ) was a Belgian conductor , composer and director .

Life

Francis Bay studied at the Conservatory in Mechelen . His career began in the 1930s with the Paul Godwin Orchestra , followed by a job with the Ramblers. In 1948 he founded his own orchestra. Bay was best known as the director of the entertainment orchestra for the Belgian broadcaster BRT . In the 1960s and 1970s he accompanied numerous Belgian participants in the Eurovision Song Contest . Bay led his own big band, with whom he performed under the name Francis Bay and His Big Band. He produced many albums and provided compositions for gaming and entertainment programs for the BRT. In 1962 he directed the Bob Benny Show for Belgian television.

see also : Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest

Discography (selection)

  • 1957: Meet Francis Bay , PHILIPS P 10446 (10 "record MONO)
  • 1958: Feest Met Francis - Bal met Bay , PHILIPS PHM 200-011 (10 "record MONO)
  • 1958. Francis Bay to his Radio Dance Orchestra , CHAPPEL
  • 1962: MY BIG BAND'S SHOWING , PHILIPS PHS 600-040
  • 2011: Paris on the album Les jours heureux des années 50, Vol. 2 , SINETONE AMR (MP3 download)

literature

  • Jerry Osborne: The Complete Library of American Phonograph Recordings . Volume 1962, Osborne Enterprises Limited 1992, pp. 1, 26, 102, 109, 191 and 202.
  • Colin Larkin: Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books; Edition: Rev Upd 2004, ISBN 1-85227-183-3 , p. 69.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Charts BE (Flanders) Charts BE (Wallonia)
  2. ↑ YouRovision.net. Retrieved December 11, 2012 .
  3. ^ Whos' Afraid of the Big Band Beat . In: Billboard . August 8, 1960, ISSN  0006-2510 , p. 31. "The Belgian-born Francis Bay has fashioned a Big Band that stands among the best around today"
personal data
SURNAME Bay, Francis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bayetz, Francis (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian conductor, composer and director
DATE OF BIRTH December 17, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Rijkevorsel
DATE OF DEATH April 25, 2005
Place of death Bonheiden