Larry Elgart

American jazz bandleader.
Died on Thursday August 31st 2017


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@t_hisashi: RT @nytimesmusic: "Bandstand Boogie," his theme for "American Bandstand," became an anthem for generations of teenagers - 7 years ago

@nytimesmusic: "Bandstand Boogie," his theme for "American Bandstand," became an anthem for generations of teenagers - 7 years ago

@Artspromo: Big-Band Leader Larry Elgart Dead At 95 - 7 years ago

@NYTObits: Larry Elgart brought swing music into the 1950s and beyond - 7 years ago

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@lonbouldin: Larry Elgart, Who Kept Swing Up to Date, Dies at 95 - 7 years ago

@MusicalAmerica: Larry Elgart Dies at 95 #MusicalAmericaNews - 7 years ago

@disquiet: RIP, big band musician Larry Elgart (b. 1922), whose "Hooked on Swing" medley was an early-1980s hit - 7 years ago

@AmosMostert: Big-Band Leader Larry Elgart Dead At 95: "He played alto… - 7 years ago

@NYTObits: Larry Elgart brought swing music into the 1950s and beyond - 7 years ago

@danielgullo: RIP Larry Elgart, innovative and talented swing bandleader who formed his own band in 1945 - 7 years ago

@jhagel: RIP Larry Elgart, innovative and talented swing bandleader who formed his own band in 1945 - 7 years ago

@ArtsJournalNews: Big-Band Leader Larry Elgart Dead At 95: “He played alto sax in orchestras led by Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman, Red… - 7 years ago

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@DelMarbrook: Larry Elgart, big-band leader with unlikely 1980s smash, ‘Hooked on Swing,’ dies at 95 - 7 years ago

@marygreo: Larry Elgart, Who Kept Swing Up to Date, Dies at 95 - 7 years ago

@t_hisashi: RT @nytimesmusic: Larry Elgart, who scored a hit with “Hooked on Swing,” a medley of swing classics set to a disco beat, has died - 7 years ago

@songprocess: RT @nytimesmusic: Larry Elgart, who scored a hit with “Hooked on Swing,” a medley of swing classics set to a disco beat, has died - 7 years ago

@nytimesmusic: Larry Elgart, who scored a hit with “Hooked on Swing,” a medley of swing classics set to a disco beat, has died - 7 years ago

@NYTObits: Larry Elgart, who scored a hit with “Hooked on Swing,” a medley of swing classics set to a disco beat, has died - 7 years ago

@DerPHartmann: RT @nytimesmusic: Larry Elgart, a bandleader who recorded the theme song for “American Bandstand,” has died at 95 - 7 years ago

@ArtVilmos: Larry Elgart, Who Kept Swing Up to Date, Dies at 95 via @NYTimes - 7 years ago

@mctony: RT @JazzWax: a tribute to the late Larry Elgart, whose dance-band success in the rock era - 7 years ago

@t_hisashi: RT @nytimesmusic: Larry Elgart, a bandleader who recorded the theme song for “American Bandstand,” has died at 95 - 7 years ago

@Noted_Lives: RT @NYTObits: Larry Elgart brought swing music into the 1950s and beyond - 7 years ago

@NYTObits: Larry Elgart brought swing music into the 1950s and beyond - 7 years ago

@nzjazzhistory: RT @nytimesmusic: Larry Elgart, a bandleader who recorded the theme song for “American Bandstand,” has died at 95 - 7 years ago

@SocialinTampa: Larry Elgart, who kept swing up to date, dies at 95 - 7 years ago

@ParsonsMusLib: RT @nytimesmusic: Larry Elgart, a bandleader who recorded the theme song for “American Bandstand,” has died at 95 - 7 years ago

@Cazziemo: RT @nytimesmusic: Larry Elgart, a bandleader who recorded the theme song for “American Bandstand,” has died at 95 - 7 years ago

@nytimesmusic: Larry Elgart, a bandleader who recorded the theme song for “American Bandstand,” has died at 95 - 7 years ago

@NYTObits: Larry Elgart, who scored a hit with “Hooked on Swing,” a medley of swing classics set to a disco beat, has died - 7 years ago

@bradentonherald: Larry Elgart, who kept swing up to date, dies at 95 - 7 years ago

@TrumpedCulture: Larry Elgart, Who Kept Swing Up to Date, Dies at 95 - 7 years ago

@NYTObits: Larry Elgart took up the clarinet at 9 and then the flute, but it was the alto saxophone that was his ticket to fame - 7 years ago

@t_hisashi: RT @nytimesmusic: "Bandstand Boogie," his theme for "American Bandstand," became an anthem for generations of teenagers - 7 years ago

@listensessions1: RT @nytimesmusic: "Bandstand Boogie," his theme for "American Bandstand," became an anthem for generations of teenagers - 7 years ago

@Popservations: RT @nytimesmusic: "Bandstand Boogie," his theme for "American Bandstand," became an anthem for generations of teenagers - 7 years ago

@Cazziemo: RT @nytimesmusic: "Bandstand Boogie," his theme for "American Bandstand," became an anthem for generations of teenagers - 7 years ago

@nytimesmusic: "Bandstand Boogie," his theme for "American Bandstand," became an anthem for generations of teenagers - 7 years ago

@TheamazingDrBob: Walter Becker of Steely Dan is dead. John Ashberry has died. And we also lost Larry Elgart, the bandleader who... - 7 years ago

@SPSalisbury: Big-band leader Larry Elgart has died - 7 years ago

@twitbituaries: Larry Elgart | Big-band leader, 95 - - 7 years ago

@bucknerguitar: RT @NYTObits: Larry Elgart, who scored a hit with “Hooked on Swing,” a medley of swing classics set to a disco beat, has died - 7 years ago

@CarpetCrawler0: RT @tvpmm: Larry Elgart, Who wrote American Bandstand theme "Bandstand Boogie", Dies at 95 - 7 years ago

@5lawslib: Larry Elgart, big-band leader with unlikely 1980s smash, ‘Hooked on Swing,’ dies at 95 @washingtonpost… - 7 years ago

@davidamackey: @tvpmm Charles Albertine wrote it and the recording was made by Les Elgart, Larry's brother. - 7 years ago

@tvpmm: Larry Elgart, Who wrote American Bandstand theme "Bandstand Boogie", Dies at 95 - 7 years ago

@tvpmm: Larry Elgart, Who wrote American Bandstand theme "Bandstand Boogie", Dies at 95 - 7 years ago

@mctony: RT @JazzWax: a tribute to the late Larry Elgart, whose dance-band success in the rock era - 7 years ago

@RoyKenagy: Larry Elgart, big-band leader with unlikely 1980s smash, ‘Hooked on Swing,’ dies at 95 @washingtonpost… - 7 years ago

@appappleus: Hooked On Swing - Larry Elgart & His Manhattan Swing Orchestra - 7 years ago

@paulinandradesc: nos bailamos, Larry Elgart - 7 years ago

@AirplayNinja: #Firstplay: "Memories Of You" by The Larry Elgart Orchestra on BBC Radio 2 (#BBCRadio2) - 7 years ago

@NowOnRadio2: ♫ Memories Of You - by The Larry Elgart Orchestra #bbc #radio2 #np - 7 years ago

@BBCR2MusicBot: Now Playing The Larry Elgart Orchestra - Memories Of You #thelarryelgartorchestra - 7 years ago

@douglas2005: Wow! Yet another. Band leader Larry Elgart dies, age 95. - 7 years ago

@E_LucasTaylor: RIP: Larry Elgart, 95, Kept Swing Up to Date, recordings included "American Bandstand" theme & "Hooked on Swing" - 7 years ago

@Gshirt42: Larry Elgart, Who Kept Swing Up to Date, Dies at 95, via @nytimes - 7 years ago

@NYTObits: Larry Elgart, who scored a hit with “Hooked on Swing,” a medley of swing classics set to a disco beat, has died - 7 years ago

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