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    Lester Lanin
    Lester Lanin

    American jazz and pop music bandleader.

    Born August 26, 1907, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
    Died October 27, 2004, Manhattan, New York, USA.
    Younger brother of Sam Lanin and Howard Lanin.
    Lanin was the king of the New York dance band contractors, including leading bands into his nineties. He performed and led for over seventy years, including keeping ten or more bands at a time contracted out under his name and moniker.

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