Vaughn Monroe
Vaughn Monroe (born October 7, 1911 in Akron , Ohio , † May 21, 1973 in Stuart , Florida ) was an American singer, bandleader and trumpeter of popular music .
Monroe first received attention in 1926 when he won an amateur trumpeter competition. After several appearances with regional bands such as Gibby Lockhard, Austin Wylie and Larry Funk, he studied singing at the New England Conservatory Of Music, before joining Jack Marshard's Orchestra in Boston as a singer and trumpeter.
In 1940 Monroe decided to form his own band, which quickly became popular; he soon received a recording deal from RCA Victor . Titles like “Racing With the Moon”, “There! I've Said It Again ", with which he achieved his nationwide breakthrough in 1945," Someday "," Red Roses for a Blue Lady "and" (Ghost) Riders in the Sky "(later also interpreted by Frankie Laine ) founded his steep Career. Many of his titles ended up in the American Top Ten. During this time he also starred in two films: Meet the People with Lucille Ball and Dick Powell (1944), and Carnegie Hall (1947). His radio show, the Camel Caravan Show , also enjoyed great popularity .
In the late 1940s, the Vaughn Monroe Orchestra was still one of the most successful big bands in the United States , alongside the bands of Tommy Dorsey , Benny Goodman and Harry James . After he had to give up his band for financial reasons in 1953, his popularity declined in the 1950s. He then started a solo career as a singer, appeared in clubs and on TV shows for RCA Victor and played the singing cowboy in several second-rate westerns, such as Singing Guns from 1949. When his TV appearances and club guest appearances no longer paid off, took over he ran his restaurant in Framington, Massachusetts. In the mid-1960s he still performed occasionally, such as in Las Vegas .
He died of a morphine overdose in a Florida hospital after a long illness .
The hit list of his titles (including 4 gold records) shows that Monroe met the zeitgeist with his powerful, trained voice and stood out positively from many other pop and country singers. In his bands u. a. the musicians Ray Conniff , Carmen Mastren and Arnold Ross .
literature
- Leo Walker: The Big Band Almanac . Ward Ritchie Press, Pasadena. 1978
- Simon, George T .: The Big Bands . With a foreword by Frank Sinatra. 3rd revised edition. New York City, New York: Macmillan Publishing Co and London: Collier Macmillan Publishers, 1974, pp. 372-374
Web links
- Web presence of Vaughn Monroe Society (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Monroe, Vaughn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer, band leader and trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Akron , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1973 |
| Place of death | Stuart , Florida |