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American harmonica player and film composer
- Lawrence Cecil Adler (February 10, 1914 – August 6, 2001) was an American harmonica player and film composer. Known for playing major works, he played compositions by George Gershwin, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Malcolm Arnold, Darius Milhaud and Arthur Benjamin. During his later career, he collaborated with Sting, Elton John and Kate Bush.
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Lawrence Cecil Adler (February 10, 1914 [1] – August 6, 2001) was an American harmonica player and film composer. Known for playing major works, he played compositions by George Gershwin , Ralph Vaughan Williams , Malcolm Arnold , Darius Milhaud and Arthur Benjamin .
Larry Adler (born February 10, 1914, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died August 7, 2001, London, England) was an American harmonica player generally considered to be responsible for the elevation of the mouth organ to concert status in the world of classical music.
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Aug 13, 2001 · A. Larry Adler was a man who adored socialising, and he was extremely good at it. He moved in high society circles in London, and was a sought-after dinner guest because of his fund of show business stories.
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Born Lawrence Cecil Adler on February 10, 1914, in Baltimore, MD; died on August 6, 2001, in London, England; son of Louis (a plumber) and Sadie Hack Adler (a homemaker); married Eileen Walser, 1938; divorced, 1959; married Sally Cline, 1967; divorced, 1976; children: (with Walser) Carole, Peter, and Wendy; (with Cline) Katelyn. Mastered piano and ...
Live at the Ballroom, Newport Classic, 1986. Larry Adler in the Thirties, Living Era, 1995. The Great Larry Adler, Flapper, 1996. Rhapsody in Blue, Empress Recording Company, 1996. Harmonica Virtuoso, Legacy International, 1997.
Periodicals
Reuters, August 7, 2001. Washington Post, August 8, 2001, p. B6.
Online
“Artist Biography: Larry Adler,”Musicplex, http://www.musicplex.com/c_listen_artistbio.cfm?aid=6209 (October 1, 2001). “Larry Adler: Biography,”Yahoo! Music, http://musicfinder.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&id=1800209212&cf=11&intl=us (September 12, 2001). —Don Amerman
Aug 7, 2001 · 7th August 2001. Veteran harmonica player LARRY ADLER has died aged 87. According to BBC news, Adler, who was regarded as one of the greatest harmonica players of his generation, died...
Aug 11, 2001 · Larry Adler, who died on August 6th aged 87, wasn't just the world's best-known player of the mouth organ (he did not like the word "harmonica"), he was the man who gave it dignity. He was also...
Aug 6, 2001 · Arguably the best-known mouth organist in the world, Adler’s music for the 1953 classic film Genevieve thrust him into the spotlight in England, his adopted home.
