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Larry Elgart

Lawrence Joseph Elgart (March 20, 1922 – August 29, 2017) was an American jazz bandleader. With his brother Les, he recorded "Bandstand Boogie", the theme to the long-running dance show American Bandstand.

Larry Elgart

Lawrence Joseph Elgart

(1922-03-20)March 20, 1922
New London, Connecticut, U.S.

August 29, 2017(2017-08-29) (aged 95)
Longboat Key, Florida, U.S.

Musician, bandleader

Impressions Of Outer Space (, 1953)

Brunswick

Band with Strings (, 1954)

Decca

Until The Real Thing Comes Along (Decca, 1954)

Larry Elgart & His Orchestra (Decca, 1954)

Barefoot Ballerina (Decca, 1955)

Larry Elgart and His Orchestra (, 1959)

RCA Victor

New Sounds at The Roosevelt (RCA Victor, 1959)

Saratoga (RCA Victor, 1960)

Easy Goin' Swing (RCA Victor, 1960)

Sophisticated Sixties (, 1960)

MGM

The Shape of Sounds to Come (MGM, 1961)

Visions American Legends: A New Look And A New Sound (MGM, 1961)

Music in Motion! (MGM, 1962)

More Music in Motion (MGM, 1962)

The City (MGM, 1963)

The Larry Elgart Dance Band (Project 3, 1979) (reissue of New Sounds at the Roosevelt)

Flight of the Condor (RCA Victor, 1981)

Hooked on Swing (RCA Victor, 1982)

Hooked on Swing 2 (RCA Victor, 1983)

Larry Elgart and His Swing Orchestra (RCA Victor, 1983)

Let My People Swing (, 1995) (reissue of New Sounds at the Roosevelt)

K-Tel

Live at the Ambassador (Quicksilver, 1998)

Latin Obsession (, 2000)

Sony

Bandstand Boogie (2003)

Nashville Country Piano (Swampfire 1969)

Nashville Country Brass (Swampfire 1969)

Nashville Country Guitars (Swampfire 1969)

Bridge Over Troubled Water (Swampfire 1970)

With Les Elgart

Elgart, Lynn; Elgart, Larry (2014). The Music Business and the Monkey Business: Recollections. . ISBN 978-1480812086.

Archway Publishing

at AllMusic

Larry Elgart

discography at Discogs

Larry Elgart

at IMDb

Larry Elgart

NAMM Oral History Library (1994)

Larry Elgart Interview