Posted on 11/22/2016 3:59:19 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
"Calling" Teddy Brown and His Dance Band on Broadcast 130 (1927)
Any relation of band leader Les Brown?
No relation. Teddy Brown was born Abraham Himmelbrand. Les Brown was born with that name. Teddy Brown was an American, but he moved to England in 1926, where he formed a band and made a number of recordings including this one.
I saw Les Brown perform in the mid-1980's.
No. Teddy Brown was British.
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