Brown, Les 1912-2001

Overview

Works:	2,707 works in 3,812 publications in 4 languages and 10,783 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Music Humor History Juvenile works
Roles:	Performer, Conductor, Composer, Instrumentalist, Arranger, Editor, Printer, Honoree, Illustrator, Vocalist, Owner, Distributor, Actor, Costume designer, Interviewee, Lyricist, Speaker, Recipient, Other, Singer, Bookseller, Host, Engraver, Creator, Narrator
Classifications:	PN1995.9.C55, 791.4372

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Publications about Les Brown

Publications by Les Brown

Publications by Les Brown, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Les Brown

Exceeding joyfull nevves from the cavaleers at Nottingham declaring their resolution and propositions to the Lords at Nottingham, now attending His Royal Majesty being happy and welcom'd tydings for London : with their terrible threatnings against Colonell Goring : likewise happy tydings from Shereboru Castle declaring the proceedings of the Parliaments forces against the Marquis of Hartford and the state and condition he is now in : signified by letters to the House of Commons up on Satterday [sic] last, being the 3 of September : also the manner of Captain Browns coming to London on Satterday [sic] last with 7 troopes of horse bringing with him 5 cart loads of arms and ammunition and six prisoners which he took in Kent namely the Lord Roper, Mr. Adrian Scroope the Duke of Lenox Stewart and 4 more ( Book )
Exceeding joyfull newes from the cavaleers at Nottingham. Declaring their resolution and propositions to the Lords at Nottingham, now attending his Royall Majesty, being happy and welcom'd tydings for London. With their terrible threatnings against Colonell Goring. Likewise, happy tydings from Shereboru [sic] Castle, declaring the proceedings of the Parliaments forces against the Marquis of Hartford, and the state and condition he is now in. Signified by letters to the House of Commons, upon Satterday last, being the 3. of September. Also the manner of Captain Browns comming to London on Satterday last, with 7. troopes of horse, bringing with him 5. cart loads of arms and ammunition, and six prisoners, which he took in Kent, namely the Lord Roper, Mr. Adrian Scroope the Duke of Lenox Stewart, and 4. more ( )
The full discovery of the late horrid murther and robbery in Holbourn, being the apprehension, examination, and commitment of John Randal: formerly butler to Esq; Black, where the same was done. : VVith his confession of the fact, and all particular circumstances before Sir William Turner: the finding of forty pounds vvorth of plate in his trunk at his lodging in White-Cross-Street. And hovv he came to be taken at the razor-shop, next door to Esq; Blacks aforesaid house, coming for three razors vvhich he left there the day that he did the murther ( Book )
Les Brown and his orchestra, 1936-1960 by Charles Garrod ( Book )
The full discovery of the late horrid murther and robbery in Holbourn : being the apprehension, examination, and commitment of John Randal: formerly butler to Esq; Black, where the same was done. : VVith his confession of the fact, and all particular circumstances before Sir William Turner: the finding of forty pounds vvorth of plate in his trunk at his lodging in White-Cross-Street. And hovv he came to be taken at the razor-shop, next door to Esq; Blacks aforesaid house, coming for three razors vvhich he left there the day that he did the murther : VVith his confession of the fact, and all particular circumstances before Sir William Turner: the finding of forty pounds vvorth of plate in his trunk at his lodging in White-Cross-Street. And hovv he came to be taken at the razor-shop, next door to Esq; Blacks aforesaid house, coming for three razors vvhich he left there the day that he did the murther. being the apprehension, examination, and commitment of John Randal: formerly butler to Esq; Black, where the same was done ( )

Come to baby, do! by Inez James ( )
Les Brown and his orchestra, 1936-1952 by Charles Garrod ( Book )
To the Right Honourable the Lord Provost, the magistrates and Council of Edinburgh by Thomas George Tilley ( Book )
Reynolds family 1530-1959 by S. F Tillman ( Book )
Jazz Discographies Unlimited presents Les Brown and his Band of Renown : a discography by Ernie Edwards ( Book )
Irene Brown : a brief autobiography by Irene Brown ( Book )
You're a sweet little headache : featured by Bing Crosby in the Paramount picture "Paris Honeymoon" by Leo Robin ( )
Ricerche sullo stato della medicina by Robert Jones ( Book )
Columbia Artists Festivals presents a salute to Glenn Miller : starring in person, Les Brown and the Band of Renown, with special guest stars Ray Eberle, Paula Kelly & the Modernaires ( Book )
The bands of renown ( Book )
Hobart town courier ( Book )
I'll be hangin' around by George Cates ( )
Les Brown and his band of renown : a discography by Ernie Edwards ( Book )
Douglas M. Knight records by Douglas M Knight ( )
Johnny Harper oral history interview by Johnny Harper ( Recording )

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Most widely held works by Les Brown

The nutty professor by Jerry Lewis ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1963 and 2004 in English and held by 1,062 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Jerry Lewis plays a timid, nearsighted University chemistry teacher who stumbles onto a magical potion in his lab. The mixture transforms the scholarly knucklehead into a suave and smooth-talking Romeo. The object of his debonair attentions is a gorgeous student, Stella Stevens. This Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times, and the amorous suitor suffers hilarious symptoms of his personality split

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1977 in English and held by 487 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Singin' with the big bands by Barry Manilow ( Recording )
2 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 323 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

1945 ( Recording )
2 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 222 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sentimental favorites ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1997 in English and held by 176 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Adult pop--stylized vocal musings sophisticatedly flavored with jazz, classical, blues, county, and R & B--is the music that emerged at the end of WWII as the big bands faded away. Songs by Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Kay Starr, Rosemary Clooney, and others

Best of the big bands by Benny Goodman ( Recording )
8 editions published between 1973 and 1990 in 4 languages and held by 156 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Les Brown by Les Brown ( Recording )
6 editions published between 1984 and 2000 in English and held by 153 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Baseball's greatest hits ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1989 in English and held by 142 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sentimental journey by Les Brown ( Recording )
57 editions published between 1943 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 139 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sentimental journey. pop vocal classics ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 134 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Les Brown and his orchestra, 1944-1949 by Les Brown ( Recording )
3 editions published in 1998 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 124 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Lord Lambert's letter to the Right Honorable the speaker of the Parliament, concerning the victory which it hath pleased God to give the forces of this commonwealth once the rebels under Sir George Booth in Cheshire read in Parliament Monday Aug. 22 : to which is added a list of the officers which are prisoners, with the number of soldiers and colours taken : according to the relation made by Captain Brown who was present in the fight by John Lambert ( Book )
4 editions published in 1659 in English and held by 121 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Best of the Capitol years by Les Brown ( Recording )
3 editions published in 2002 and held by 114 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The first lines of arithmetic for the use of young scholars by Dewolf ( Book )
4 editions published in 1818 in English and held by 109 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The words & music of World War II ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 102 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents a commemoration of the World War II years by combining legendary speeches by President Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, President Truman, General MacArthur and others, with musical favorites of those times by recording artists like Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey, Les Brown, and many more

Digital swing by Les Brown ( Recording )
4 editions published in 1987 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 97 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lost treasures featuring Sentimental journey by Doris Day ( )
2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 93 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Great swing classics in hi-fi ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1999 and held by 85 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The best of Les Brown and His Band of Renown by Les Brown ( Recording )
13 editions published between 1977 and 1995 in 3 languages and held by 85 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An account of the tryal and examination of Mr. Brown, who was try'd at the King's-Bench on Monday the 27th of this inst. May, for a rape committed on the body of one Mrs. King, of the city of Dublin by Les Brown ( )
1 edition published in 1717 in English and held by 83 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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