I was privileged to have known Les Baxter, and honored that he thought of me as a close friend. He was a completely unique musical mind, and in every way a singular man. I had never met anyone like ...

When the subject of famous bandleaders from Schuylkill County comes up, the conversation usually turns to Shenandoah natives Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. But there was another local bandleader who made it ...

The 17th Les Brown Big Band Festival will feature a weekend of activities starting April 24. Les Brown Sr., born in Reinerton near Tower City, is best known for the hit “Sentimental Journey” and many ...

Lung cancer has taken the life of musician Les Brown, whose Band of Renown scored a No. 1 hit with "Sentimental Journey" during America's big band era. He was 88.Brown — a fixture on radio, television ...

Music would be a way out of the drudgery of his father’s bakery in a small Pennsylvania town, a young Les Brown once hoped. It became his ticket to the top of the entertainment world. Brown, who died ...

Music would be a way out of the drudgery of his father’s bakery in a small Pennsylvania town, a young Les Brown once hoped. It became his ticket to the top of the entertainment world. Brown, who died ...