Henry Jerome, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Jerome

American musician

Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1917

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 23-Mar-2011

Profession: conductor, songwriter, bandleader, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Henry Jerome (né Henry Jerome Pasnik; November 12, 1917 in New York City – March 23, 2011 in Plantation, Florida) was an American big band leader, trumpeter, arranger, composer, and record company executive.
Jerome formed his first dance band in 1932 in Norwich, Connecticut.
His bands flourished throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s.
Jerome went on to become A&R director at Decca Records in 1959 and A&R director for Coral Records, a Decca subsidiary, in the late 1960s.