Buddy Moreno, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Buddy Moreno

American musician and radio personality

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1912

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: 29-Nov-2015

Profession: singer, musician, bandleader, radio personality, jazz guitarist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Buddy Moreno

  • Carlos Jesus "Buddy" Moreno (July 14, 1912 – November 29, 2015) was an American musician during the swing era and radio and television personality. In his book, The Big Bands, jazz writer George T.
  • Simon described Moreno as "a grinning, seemingly ever-joyous guitarist ...
  • who on novelty and uptempoed [sic] tunes projected a pleasant personality and voice to match."Moreno was born in Los Angeles, California as the only child to a Spanish father and an Irish mother.
  • He was reported to be a cousin of actress Rita Moreno.
  • He attended the University of California before leaving to join the orchestra of Anson Weeks.His career began in 1929 when he sang in a vocal group.
  • His big breakthrough came in 1933 when he joined Griff Williams's band in San Francisco as a singer and guitar player.
  • Later he became a part of popular bandleader Dick Jurgens' orchestra.
  • Moreno and Jurgens recorded many songs through the label Okeh Records, charting the number one hit "One Dozen Roses" in 1942.
  • Moreno changed band once more, in 1943, when he joined Harry James' band. Moreno appeared in the films Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) and Bathing Beauty (1944) along with the rest of the band.
  • He formed his own band in 1947 with his wife, singer Perri Mitchell and others.Beginning June 30, 1958, Moreno had a local television program, The Buddy Moreno Show, on KMOX-TV in St.
  • Louis, Missouri.He relocated to St.
  • Louis in the 1950s, when his band was selected to be the house band in The Chase Park Plaza Hotel's Chase Club, which led to a national radio program, Saturdays at the Chase.
  • As he approached his 60s, he switched to radio and worked for the local stations WIL-FM, WEW and WSIE.In the 1960s, Moreno traveled with Bob Hope to entertain American military personnel around the world.

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