Les Baxter

Les Baxter
Background information
Birth nameLeslie Thompson Baxter
Born(1922-03-14)March 14, 1922
Mexia, Texas, U.S.
DiedJanuary 15, 1996(1996-01-15) (aged 73)
Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Composer
  • conductor
  • singer
  • musician
InstrumentPiano

Leslie Thompson Baxter (March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was an American composer, conductor, and musician. After working as an arranger and composer for swing bands, he developed his own style of easy listening music, known as exotica and scored over 250 radio, television and motion pictures numbers.

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