Billy Vaughn
Billy Vaughn was one of the most popular orchestra leaders and pop music arrangers of the 1950s and early '60s. In fact, he had more pop hits than any other orchestra leader during the rock & roll era. Vaughn was also the musical director for many of the hitmakers on Dot Records, including Pat Boone, the Fontane Sisters, and Gale Storm. As a pop music arranger, he was most distinctive for his his clean, inoffensive mainstream adaptations of rock & roll and R&B hits. Vaughn was also a recording artist, and he cut a number of albums of easy listening instrumental music that were very popular throughout the '60s.
Vaughn began his professional music career in 1952, forming the vocal quartet the Hilltoppers with Don McGuire, Jimmy Sacca, and Seymour Speigelman. From 1952 to 1957, the Hilltoppers had numerous hit singles, beginning with Vaughn's song "Trying." He left the group in 1955 to join Dot Records as a musical director. Vaughn was responsible for most of Dot's biggest hits of the '50s as he rearranged popular rock & roll and R&B songs for mainstream groups. His first success was with the Fontane Sisters, who sang with his orchestra on all their singles, including their 1954 breakthrough hit, "Hearts of Stone." However, Dot's biggest success was Pat Boone, who had a series of hits with Vaughn's cleaned-up arrangements of rock & roll songs.
At the same time he was leading the vocal pop division of Dot, Vaughn was recording his own instrumental records, which frequently were also covers of R&B and country songs. Beginning with 1954's "Melody of Love," Vaughn had a string of easy listening U.S. hit singles that ran for over a decade. He also recorded numerous hit albums, with 36 of his records entering the U.S. album charts between 1958 and 1970. Though he was the most successful orchestra leader of the rock & roll era, he wasn't able to sustain an audience in the late '60s. Vaughn released several albums in the '70s before quietly retiring in the early '80s.
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Billy 100 (100 Original Tracks)
Lounge - Lançado por Hoogan Records em 27 de fev. de 2015
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Billy Vaughn Plays the Million Sellers
World - Lançado por TP4 Music em 6 de jan. de 2023
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Sail Along Silv'ry Moon
Pop - Lançado por Geffen* em 1 de jan. de 1999
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Look For A Star
Lounge - Lançado por Geffen em 1 de jan. de 1960
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Billy Vaughn Plays
Lounge - Lançado por Geffen em 1 de jan. de 1958
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Billy Vaughn Plays The Million Sellers
Lounge - Lançado por Geffen em 6 de jan. de 2022
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The Legend of Billy Vaughn (Remastered)
Jazz - Lançado por Master Tape Records em 8 de nov. de 2019
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Look For A Star
Jazz - Lançado por CoolNote em 1 de jan. de 1960
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The Hustle
Jazz - Lançado por Jukebox Records em 14 de dez. de 2010
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Billy Vaughn (Rerecorded)
Lounge - Lançado por Suite 102 em 1 de jan. de 2009
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Vintage Dance Orchestras No. 195 - EP: La Paloma
Jazz - Lançado por Vintage Music em 15 de jul. de 1959
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Christmas Songs Digitally Remastered)
Christmas Music - Lançado por Essential Media Group em 2 de out. de 2012
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Musical Moments to remember: The Singing Saxophones of Billy Vaughn
Classical - Lançado por Jube Legends em 21 de abr. de 2017
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The Very Best of Billy Vaughn
Jazz - Lançado por Platinum Collection em 5 de jul. de 2011
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Winter Wonderland: Christmas Carols and Holiday Songs
101 Strings Orchestra, Mantovani Orchestra, Billy Vaughn
Christmas Music - Lançado por Dockland Music em 1 de dez. de 2023
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Night & Day
Pop - Lançado por RHI em 27 de abr. de 2015
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Blue Velvet and 1963's Greatest Hits
World - Lançado por TP4 Music em 6 de jan. de 2022
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Christmas Memories With
Christmas Music - Lançado por Dance Plant Records Inc em 4 de set. de 2012
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A Billy Vaughn Christmas
Christmas Music - Lançado por StarPointe Records em 7 de dez. de 2015
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Melodies in Gold
World - Lançado por TP4 Music em 6 de jan. de 2023
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