The Voices Of Walter Schumann
Choral director, conductor, and arranger Walter Schumann was born October 8, 1913, in New York City; he later studied law at the University of Southern California, but as his collegiate dance band earned a devoted campus following he ultimately quit school to pursue music full-time. By the late '30s Schumann was working with the likes of Eddie Cantor and Andre Kostelanetz; during World War II he also served as musical director of the Armed Forces Radio Service, later conducting the touring orchestra that supported the Irving Berlin revue This Is the Army. After the war ended Schumann went to Hollywood, where he conducted and arranged music for countless film and television productions; among his most notable projects was the score to the cult classic The Night of the Hunter.
While by the mid-'50s Schumann was known primarily for his instrumental work -- his immortal theme for the TV crime drama Dragnet won an Emmy award in 1955 -- he also harbored an affection for choral music that ultimately led to his formation of the group Voices of Walter Schumann. After issuing a self-titled LP for Capitol, the ensemble jumped to RCA Victor for a series of easy listening albums including Scrapbook and When We Were Young; another release for the the label, Exploring the Unknown, is highly prized among connoisseurs of space age pop. Sadly, Voices' run was cut short after Schumann died of a sudden heart attack following a performance in Minneapolis on August 21, 1958; he was just 45 years old.
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Discography
19 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Christmas In The Air!
Christmas Music - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on 24 Nov 1951
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The Voices Of Christmas
Christmas Music - Released by RCA - Legacy on 1 Jan 1955
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Exploring the Unknown (Authentic Album - 1957)
Pop - Released by Weird Music - Space Age Pop on 1 Jan 2014
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The Voices Of Christmas (Album of 1955)
The Voices Of Walter Schumann, Bill Lee, Jester Hairston
Christmas Music - Released by Christmas Album on 31 Dec 2021
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The Best Collection
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Music Manager on 3 Jul 2015
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Exploring the Unknown
R&B - Released by StB Media on 25 Sep 2023
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Preparation and Blast Off
Pop - Released by Plates of History on 1 Nov 2021
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Christmas in the Air
Ambient/New Age - Released by Music Manager on 23 Oct 2018
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Regions of the Other Suns
Pop - Released by Old Times on 1 Apr 2022
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Waiting for Santa Claus
Christmas Music - Released by Baby One Records on 9 Dec 2016
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Christmas in the Air! (Original Album 1951)
Pop - Released by Christmas Album on 31 Dec 2016
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The Voices of Christmas (Christmas in the Family)
Christmas Music - Released by Silan Records on 11 Nov 2016
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Christmas Compilation
Christmas Music - Released by Valley Records on 9 Dec 2016
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Magic Christmas Carols (Original Recordings)
Christmas Music - Released by Proko Records on 1 Dec 2017
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Deliciuous Christmas
Christmas Music - Released by Simple Moments Records on 9 Dec 2016
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The Christmas Music Family
Christmas Music - Released by Good Auspices Records on 9 Dec 2016
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Christmas
Christmas Music - Released by Voices & History Records on 17 Mar 2017
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The Voices of Christmas (Original 1955 Album - Digitally Remastered)
Classical - Released by Must Have Records on 2 Dec 2016
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