Vincent Lopez
b. 30 December 1898, New York City, New York, USA, d. 20 September 1975, North Miami, Florida, USA. The celebrated pianist and leader of a highly popular ‘sweet style’ dance band, Lopez originally intended to go into the church, and also tried his hand as a businessman. However, his father was a bandsman in the US Navy, and urged his son into a musical career, apparently forcing him to practice incessantly. He had his first professional job when he was 17-years-old and by 1916 was leading his own band at the prestigious Pekin Restaurant. By 1921, he was band leading at the Statler Hotel where his was among the first dance bands to receive national fame through remote radio link-ups (outside broadcasts). Lopez became a national name, his opening remark, ‘Hello everybody, Lopez speaking, ’ appealing to the public.
During the 20s the band appeared in the Broadway musicals Love Birds, Greenwich Village Follies Of 1924, and Earl Carroll’s Vanities Of 1928, and the early movie musical The Big Broadcast Of 1932. Among his many record hits, from 1922 to 1939, were ‘Nola’ (his theme tune), ‘Teasin’’, ‘I’m Just Wild About Harry’, ‘I Want To Be Happy’, ‘Show Me The Way To Go Home’, ‘Always’, ‘Hello, Bluebird’, ‘My Angel (Angela Mia)’, and ‘There’s Honey On The Moon Tonight’. He and his band appeared at the Hippodrome in London but it was as a stalwart of radio and the plush hotel circuit in America that he was best noted. In 1941, he took the band into New York’s Hotel Taft where he remained for 25 years. From 1949, he appeared regularly on television. Among the well known musicians and vocalists who played and sang with the Lopez band at various stages of their careers were Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw and Xaviar Cugat, and Betty and Marion Hutton. Defying the radical changes that took place in popular music over the years, Lopez led his band into the 70s
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Big Band Classics
Jazz - Released by Vintage Masters Inc. on 1 dec. 2012
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Let Yourself Go (From "Follow the Fleet" Original Soundtrack)
Originele soundtracks - Released by Soundtrack Records on 28 jan. 2015
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Best Christmas Songs
Kerstmuziek - Released by Grammovoce Records on 8 nov. 2017
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Some Winter Dreams
Kerstmuziek - Released by SWD Ch on 14 jan. 2014
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Christmas Midnight
Kerstmuziek - Released by Hits Forever Records on 7 dec. 2018
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The Christmas Collection
Kerstmuziek - Released by Grand Hits Records on 1 nov. 2019
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Luminous Nights
Kerstmuziek - Released by The Christmas Lovers on 17 dec. 2013
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Best Christmas
Kerstmuziek - Released by Ladies Records on 30 nov. 2018
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Riding Tunes
Kerstmuziek - Released by Bertilo o Solemio on 30 apr. 2014
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Special Christmas
Kerstmuziek - Released by Amra Record on 6 dec. 2019
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Opulent Event
Kerstmuziek - Released by Opu Eve music on 7 apr. 2014
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Rare Retro Sounds
Kerstmuziek - Released by Catchy Sound on 30 mei 2014
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TOXIC LOVE
Alternative en Indie - Released by ripstah on 20 dec. 2020
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Classic Christmas Songs
Kerstmuziek - Released by Hits Forever Records on 15 nov. 2018
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Christmas Collection
Klassiek - Released by Vintage Hits Records on 29 nov. 2019
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Cuddly Christmas
Kerstmuziek - Released by The Christmas Lovers on 14 dec. 2013
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Afternoon Tunes
Kerstmuziek - Released by extramasters rec-ords on 4 mrt. 2014
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Waiting for Santa Claus (Remastered)
Kerstmuziek - Released by Baby One Records on 27 nov. 2015
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Original Christmas Hits
Kerstmuziek - Released by Hits Forever Records on 15 dec. 2017
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Gold Christmas
Kerstmuziek - Released by Grammovoce Records on 1 dec. 2017
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Beautiful Christmas
Kerstmuziek - Released by Grand Hits Records on 17 nov. 2017
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