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Also known as Russell Morgan

American big band leader and arranger, songwriter (1904–1969)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1904-04-29
Active to
1969-08-07

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13,327
Total plays
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Russ Morgan (April 29, 1904 in Scranton, Pennsylvania – August 7, 1969 in Las Vegas, Nevada) was a Big Band orchestra leader. Born into a Welsh family, Russ Morgan was encouraged to express himself musically from the tender age of seven. His ability had come naturally since his father, a coal-mine foreman, was a former musician who played drums in the local band in his spare time with his mother, before her marriage, had been a pianist in a vaudeville act. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Rus

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Russell
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Scranton
Place of death
Las Vegas
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
big band
Instrument
piano
Record label
Decca
Image
Russ Morgan Billboard.jpg
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date of birth
1904-04-29
date of death
1969-08-08
Commons category
Russ Morgan
cause of death
cerebral hemorrhage
name in native language
Russ Morgan
ethnic group
Welsh Americans
manner of death
natural causes
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