LARRY FOTINE Nothin' but the blues |
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Larry Fotine was born Lawrence Constantine Fotinakis in Larry joined the Sammy Kaye Orchestra as an arranger from 1940 to
1945 and from 1945 to 1947 was arranger for the Blue Barron and Art Mooney
Orchestras. He organized his own orchestra in 1948. This was
heard by the well-known booking agent, Joe Glaser, who signed Larry
and his orchestra to an exclusive booking agreement. Larry Fotine
and His Orchestra proceeded to play various engagements throughout the Some of the major engagements were at: Steel Pier, In 1955, Larry disbanded his orchestra and moved his family from Larry Fotine was a member of ASCAP and wrote and published over 300 songs. Some of the more famous songs were: You Were Only Foolin' (L. Fotine, F. Meadows, B. Faber) I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues (Duke Ellington, L. Fotine, D. George) Blue Guitar (L. Fotine, F. Stanton) Spring in He recorded with his own orchestra for Decca, King, Coral, Balboa and Sonic Arts labels. He also recorded under the name of Constantine and His Orchestra and under the name of Beale Street Buskers. In the late 1980's, he was still active writing music -- this time it was background music and songs for the seasonal animated cartoon series, Rusty and Buttons, which was distributed worldwide. The Christmas Tree Train Which Witch Is Which The A Chucklewood Easter Larry also wrote several books: Theory and Techniques of Twelve Tone Composition Musicians and Other Noisemakers Contemporary Musician's Handbook and Dictionary Pieces of Life (a collection of short stories) Larry married Dorothy Owens in Times were often tough making a living as a songwriter and bandleader
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