Larry Adler

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Larry Adler, circa January 1947.
Photograph by William P. Gottlieb .

Lawrence Cecil "Larry" Adler (born February 10, 1914 in Baltimore , Maryland , † August 7, 2001 in London ) was an American harmonica player and author.

Life

Like his younger brother Jerry , Adler began learning the harmonica at an early age. Adler has been recognized for his virtuosity on the harmonica since the 1920s. In the 1930s he recorded compositions by Gershwin , worked with Django Reinhardt and his quintet du Hot Club de France , with John Kirby's sextet, and dance and show orchestras. In the 1930s he could be seen as an actor in several films, in 1944 another role followed in Music for Millions . In 1948 he made an appearance as himself in Three Little Beasts .

He received an Oscar nomination in 1955 for working on the soundtrack for the film The Fiery Isabella , although his name did not appear on the credits because of McCarthyism . He later wrote a food column for Harper's Queen . His autobiography, titled It Ain't Necessarily So by Gershwin, was published in 1985.

Through his collaboration on the CD The Glory of Gershwin , which rose to number two in the British album charts, he received an entry in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest musician to reach the top 10 in the early 1990s . The album was also awarded a gold record in Great Britain. The released single The Man I Love by Kate Bush with Larry Adler reached number 27 on the British charts .

One of his last works was the collaboration with Frank Sinatra , who engaged him in 1994 for his 2nd album Duets, for the song For Once in My Life , at the beginning of which he presented his harmonica art again.

Larry Adler died in London on August 7, 2001 at the age of 87. He was in the Golders Green Crematorium cremated , where his ashes is located.

Filmography (selection)

Film music

actor

Web links

Commons : Larry Adler  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
  2. ↑ David Roberts (ed.): Guinness World Records - British Hit Singles and Albums , 2006 19 , ISBN 1-904994-10-5 , p. 15.
personal data
SURNAME Adler, Larry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Adler, Lawrence Cecil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American harmonica player
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Baltimore , Maryland
DATE OF DEATH August 7, 2001
Place of death London