Ralph Brewster
Ralph F. Brewster (born February 12, 1914 in Atchison (Kansas) , † March 29, 1990 in Tulsa ) was an American jazz singer of the late swing era (tenor).
Brewster expanded in 1936 the vocal group The Modernaires , which originally consisted of Al Dickinson, Chuck Goldstein and Bill Conway, to a quartet. Brewster sang with the Modernaires with Paul Whiteman (1937-40), Ray Noble (1939) and Glenn Miller (1940). In the post-war years he was still a member of the Modernaires and sang in the backing band of Mel Tormé , the Mel Tones ; he also worked with Johnny Hartman (1952) and Ralph Flanagan . Accompanied by the Gordon Jenkins Orchestra, he played with his formation The Ralph Brewster Singers from 1957 on three albums for Capitol and Columbia Records ; He also appeared with his Singers on Frank Sinatra's television show and Bell Telephone Hour in the early 1960s, and accompanied Judy Garland on her album The Letter . Brewster also worked as backing vocalist on Frank Sinatra's hit "New York, New York" and his Christmas album "A Jolly Christmas". After Tom Lord , he was involved in 46 recording sessions from 1936 to 1972. Brewster also starred in the films Adopted Happiness (1941), Orchestra Wives (1942, directed by Archie Mayo ) and in The Joey Bishop Show (1961) with.
Web links
- Ralph Brewster at Discogs (English)
- Ralph Brewster in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary
- ^ Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : The Rough Guide to Jazz London 2004.
- ↑ John Rayno: Paul Whiteman: Pioneer in American Music, 1930-1967 . 2012, p. 464
- ↑ Will Friedwald : Sinatra! the Song is You: A Singer's Art . 1995, p. 337
- ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed May 11, 2017)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brewster, Ralph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brewster, Ralph F. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Atchison (Kansas) |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1990 |
| Place of death | Tulsa |