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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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Larry as one of the world's most skilled harmonica players. Ralph Vaughan Williams, Malcolm Arnold, Darius Milhaud and Arthur Benjamin composed for him. Duri...
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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
May 20, 2020 · Larry Adler was arguably the greatest chromatic harmonica player of the 20th century. This documentary recounts his long and fascinating life and features performances captured on film from...
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Aug 7, 2001 · Highly-acclaimed musician Larry Adler, widely acknowledged as the world's greatest harmonica player, has died at the age of 87. US-born Adler, who had been in showbiz for an astonishing 73...
Aug 8, 2001 · Larry Adler, a harmonica player of enormous sensitivity whose advocacy and artistry helped elevate the instrument to concert status, died yesterday at a London hospital.
