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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1907-08-26
- Active to
- 2004-10-27
Discography
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Lester Lanin (b. Nathaniel Lester Lanin, August 26, 1907, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - d. Oct. 27, 2004, New York City) was an American jazz and pop music bandleader. Lanin's brothers, Sam and Howard, were also both bandleaders; they came from a family of ten (of which Lester was the youngest) born to a family of Russian - Jewish immigrants. He originally wanted to be an attorney but quit school to play music in his teens. Beginning in 1927, he led <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Lester+Lani
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lester
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- composer
- Genre
- dance music
- Official website
- www.lesterlanin.com
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- date of death
- 2004-10-27
- date of birth
- 1907-08-26
- start of work period
- 1927-00-00
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