Wilbur Schwandt

nato il 28.6.1904 a Manitowoc, WI, Stati Uniti d'America

morto il 23.7.1998 a Miami, FL, Stati Uniti d'America

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Wilbur Schwandt

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Wilbur Schwandt (June 28, 1904, Manitowoc, Wisconsin July 23, 1998, Miami, Florida) was a musician best known for his song "Dream a Little Dream of Me" with Fabian Andre. He frequently went by the stage name Don Swan and released many Latin jazz albums in the 1950s and 1960s.

Career

Born Wilbur Clyde Schwandt in Manitowoc, WI, on June 28, 1904, he studied composition at the University of Chicago and became an arranger for various big bands, including comedian Bob Hope's touring show. In 1940, he was hired as an arranger for Xavier Cugat's orchestra, a position he wold hold for the next 20 years. He was an arranger and composer for Latin lounge musicians such as Skinnay Ennis and Freddy Martin as well as Latin dance musicians such as Perez Prado and Desi Arnaz.[1]

In the late 1950s Schwandt was signed to Liberty Records as a recording artist and recorded five Latin lounge LPs, beginning with Mucho Cha Cha Cha. Subsequent LPs like All This and Cha Cha Too, Hot Cha Cha, and two volumes of Latino! featured an all-star ensemble of west coast musicians. The success of his albums allowed Swan to form a touring group with whom he played extensively in New York and Las Vegas.[2]

Swan retired from music in the mid-60s and eventually moved to Miami, Florida, where he died on July 23, 1998, at the age of 94.[3]

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