Lenny Dee
Leonard George DeStoppelaire (January 5, 1923 – February 12, 2006), better known as Lenny Dee, was an American virtuoso organist who played many styles of music. His record albums were among the most popular of easy listening and space age pop organists of the 1950s through the early 1970s. His signature hit, "Plantation Boogie", charted as a Top 20 hit in 1955. He also had a gold record with 1970's Spinning Wheel. Dee played a variety of songs in numerous styles. He played original compositions, popular songs, and novelty tunes, and was a master of improvisation. Although his unique style was a pop/boogie-woogie blend, he also played ballads, country and western, jazz, rock, and patriotic songs. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 5, 1923, Died February 12, 2006 (St. Petersburg)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1972
Roles Represented in DAHR: organ
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Recordings (Results 376-400 of 424 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 15735 | 8/26/1969 | A day in the life of a fool | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 15736 | 8/26/1969 | Quentin's theme | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 15737 | 8/26/1969 | Jean | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 15957 | 3/17/1970 | Raindrops keep fallin' on my head | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 15958 | 3/17/1970 | Rock me back to Little Rock | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 15959 | 3/17/1970 | Truck stop | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 15960 | 3/17/1970 | Everybody's talkin' | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 15961 | 3/17/1970 | Can't help falling in love | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 15962 | 3/17/1970 | My elusive dream | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 15963 | 3/17/1970 | Sweet 'n Sassy | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 15964 | 3/17/1970 | I walk the line | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 15972 | 3/20/1970 | Easy come, easy go | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 15973 | 3/20/1970 | Freight train | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 15974 | 3/20/1970 | Early in the morning | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 15975 | 3/20/1970 | Leaving on a jet plane | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 16306 | 1/15/1971 | 1900 yesterday | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 16307 | 1/15/1971 | It's impossible | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 16308 | 1/15/1971 | Remember me | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 16309 | 1/15/1971 | One less bell to answer | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 16319 | 1/21/1971 | For the good times | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 16320 | 1/21/1971 | Snowbird | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 16321 | 1/21/1971 | Watching Scotty grow | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 16322 | 1/21/1971 | Cheryl Moana Marie | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 16323 | 1/25/1971 | Rose garden | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | NA 16324 | 1/25/1971 | Help me make it through the night | Lenny Dee | instrumentalist, organ |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dee, Lenny," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/311643.
Dee, Lenny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/311643.
"Dee, Lenny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Dee, Lenny - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79030875
Wikidata: Lenny Dee - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5702692
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/104244212
MusicBrainz: Lenny Dee - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5adf9c2e-9220-4a1a-8959-eb2d636cac02
ISNI: 0000 0000 7535 6782 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000075356782
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