Harry James

Musician + Actor + Bandleader

Male

Born Mar 15, 1916

Hometown Albany, Georgia

Died Jul 5, 1983

Death Place Nevada

Genres Swing + Big band

Performed With Ben Pollack + Ben...

Henry Haag “Harry” James was an actor and musician best known as a trumpeter who led a swing band during the Big Band Swing Era of the 1930s and 1940s. He was especially known among musicians for his astonishing technical proficiency as well as his superior tone.… Read More

Romance

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Betty Grable
Married 1943 - 1965
Louise Tobin
Married 1935
Helen Forrest
Dated

News + Updates

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"Concert For The Community" Starring Lena Prima Las Vegas Review Journal
Google News - Aug 26, 2011

Sergio Franchi came, and Harry Belafonte, Harry James, Al Hirt, Debbie Reynolds, Frankie Valli, Jack Jones, Jimmy Durante, so many people. A: There was just such a happy vibe. My mom (Gia Maione, Louis' fifth and last wife) cooked, and Tony Bennett
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Swinging With The Hot Tomatoes Band In Lionshead Vail Daily News
Google News - Aug 24, 2011

VAIL — The Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra and a professional swing dance couple will perform in Lionshead today with their authentic re-creations of music by the greats of the swing era, including Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller and Harry James
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As Louise Tobin, she was a big-band singer who sang with Benny Goodman's orchestra and other famous bands and was married to trumpeter and bandleader Harry James. She lives in Garland with her son, Harry James. In 2008, Shelton wrote, Tobin donated to
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Jazz Vet Ted Herman And His Orchestra Jam Live At Repplier Park In Banning Patch.Com
Google News - Aug 18, 2011

Bandleader Ted Herman's connections in jazz and show business include legends such as Harry James, Count Basie, Henry Mancini, Nelson Riddle, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, and Elvis Presley, according to his online bio
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1916 Birth Born on March 15, 1916.

TEENAGE

1931 15 Years Old In 1931 his family settled in Beaumont, Texas, where James began playing with local dance bands.

1935 19 Years Old 1 More Event

In 1935 he joined the nationally popular Ben Pollack but at the start of 1937 left Pollack to join Benny Goodman's orchestra, where he stayed through 1938. … Read More

TWENTIES

1939 23 Years Old 1 More Event

In February 1939 James debuted his own big band in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. … Read More

1942 26 Years Old He was second only to Glenn Miller as the most successful recording artist of 1942. … Read More

FORTIES

1958 42 Years Old … His knowledge of horse racing was demonstrated during a 1958 appearance on The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour entitled "Lucy Wins A Racehorse."

FIFTIES

1968 52 Years Old James married a third time in 1968 to Las Vegas showgirl Joan Boyd, whom he would divorce in March 1970.

LATE ADULTHOOD

1983 67 Years Old In 1983, James was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer, but he continued to work, playing his last professional job on June 26, 1983, in Los Angeles, California, just nine days before his death in Las Vegas, Nevada. … Read More

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