Stan Applebaum
Stanley Seymour "Stan" Applebaum (born March 1, 1922 in Newark (New Jersey) ; † February 23, 2019 ) was an American pianist, composer, arranger and orchestra conductor.
Live and act
Applebaum had music lessons when he was seven; He wrote his first arrangement when he was twelve. First he appeared in night clubs; During the Second World War he was employed as a musician in the Special Services as an orchestra conductor and arranged for the United States Army Band . In the post-war years he continued to work as an arranger, director of studio orchestras and also as a composer (including "Sound / World", "Toboggan Ride" and "Cool Mule"); He gained fame through his string arrangement of Ben E. King's song " Stand by Me ". Applebaum received a number of awards for his compositions and arrangements; he was involved in 35 top ten hits and several number 1 singles; u. a. In the 1960s he worked alongside Ben E. King ("Souvenir de Mexico") also with Neil Sedaka ("Calendar Girl"), Sam Cooke , The Drifters ("Save the Last Dance for Me"), The Coasters , Connie Francis ("Jealous of You"), Bobby Vinton ("There! I've Said It Again"), Sammy Davis, Jr. , Brian Hyland ("Sealed with a Kiss") and Brook Benton ("Somewhere in the Used to." Be "). In 1962 he released the easy-listening single "Bye Bye, Love / Karin's Theme" under his own name for Warner, and in 1963 the LP Hollywood's Bad But Beautiful Girls .
In addition to contributions to pop and jazz music , he wrote music for several orchestras, such as the New York Pops, for which he was the first arranger and orchestrator for almost 15 years. In the field of jazz he was involved in nine recording sessions between 1958 and 1965. a. for Bobby Hackett ( Blues with a Kick , 1958), LaVern Baker , the vocal ensemble The Zeniths ( Makin 'the Scene , 1960), Cal Tjader ( Breeze from the East , 1963) and the Glenn Miller Orchestra ( Ghost Band , conducted by Ray McKinley ).
Web links
- Stanley Apfelbaum at Allmusic (English)
- Stan Applebaum at Discogs (English)
- Stanley apple tree obituary. Local 802, April 4, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Stanley apple tree obituary. Legacy.com, February 27, 2019, accessed February 27, 2019 .
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, 1968, p. 1578
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed February 26, 2019)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Applebaum, Stan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Applebaum, Stanley Seymour (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer, arranger and orchestra leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newark (New Jersey) |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 2019 |