Les Elgart

American swing jazz bandleader and trumpeter. Born August 3, 1917, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. - Died July 29, 1995, Dallas, Texas, USA. During the 1940s, Les was a member of bands led by Raymond Scott, Charlie Spivak and Harry James, sometimes finding himself alongside his brother saxophonist [a873742]. He and his brother formed their own orchestra in 1945. Elgart charted with the song "Main Title (Man with the Golden Arm)" in 1956, which hit #56 on the U.S. charts.