Lou Stein

Lou Stein (April 22, 1922 – December 11, 2002) was an American jazz pianist. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Stein joined Ray McKinley's band in 1942. He played with Glenn Miller when the latter was stateside during World War II. After the war he worked with Charlie Ventura (1946–47) and became a session musician. He performed with the Lawson-Haggart Band, Benny Goodman, Sarah Vaughan, the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, Louie Bellson, Red Allen, Coleman Hawkins, and Lester Young, and recorded as a bandleader. In 1957 he had a U.S. Top 40 hit with "Almost Paradise", which peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. His cover version of "Got a Match" made the Cashbox Top 60 in 1958. He played with Joe Venuti from 1969 to 1972.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 22, 1922 (Philadelphia), Died December 11, 2002 (Litchfield)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 180 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	82859	5/13/1952	Busybody	Roberta Lee	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	82860	5/13/1952	Saturday rag	Roberta Lee	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	82931	6/10/1952	Part 1: Our director (Harvard) ; Down the field (Yale) ; As the backs go tearing by (Dartmouth) ; Cannon song (Princeton)	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	82932	6/10/1952	Part 2: Washington and Lee swing ; Rambling wreck from Georgia Tech ; On, brave old Army team (West Point) ; Anchors aweigh (Annapolis)	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	82933	6/11/1952	Part 3: On, Wisconsin ; Go U Northwestern ; Notre Dame Victory march ; The Victors (Michigan)	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	82934	6/11/1952	Part 4: Illinois loyalty song (Univ. of Illinois) ; Iowa corn song (Univ. of Iowa) ; Hail Purdue ; Minnesota rouser (Univ. of Minnesota)	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	82935	6/11/1952	Part 7: Fight song ; (Michigan State) ; Indiana, our Indiana (Indiana University) ; Across the field (Ohio State) ; Fight for California (Univ. of California)	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83494	10/15/1952	Davenport blues	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83495	10/15/1952	Riverboat shuffle	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83496	10/15/1952	Basin Street blues	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83497	10/15/1952	St. Louis blues	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83546	10/16/1952	Beale Street blues	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83547	10/16/1952	Memphis blues	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83599	11/3/1952	It made you happy	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83600	11/3/1952	Singin' the blues	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83638	11/13/1952	Way down yonder in New Orleans	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83639	11/13/1952	Gulf Coast blues	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83789	1/8/1953	Two car garage	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83790	1/8/1953	While we danced at the Mardi Gras	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83801	1/9/1953	Twelfth Street rag	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83802	1/9/1953	Tiger rag	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83803	1/9/1953	Maple leaf rag	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83806	1/14/1953	While we danced at the Mardi Gras-1	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83811	1/13/1953	Cataract rag	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83812	1/13/1953	Down home rag	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, piano

(Results 26-50 of 180 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stein, Lou," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/345245.

Stein, Lou. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/345245.

"Stein, Lou." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.