Paul Weston
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Paul Weston was an American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor who worked in music and television from the 1930s to the 1970s, pioneering mood music and becoming known as "the Father of Mood M
Paul Weston at Capitol Records, 1940s
Paul Weston, Jo Stafford and Johnny Mercer going over new music arrangements for Jo Stafford. Mercer was the owner and founder of Capitol Records, Weston was employed there as both an artist and head of recording. Jo Stafford was an artist under contract to the company.
Paul Weston in 1949.
Weston and Stafford in the recording studio in 1952.
The Pied Pipers
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The Pied Pipers are an American popular singing group originally formed in the late 1930s. They had several chart hits throughout the 1940s, both under their own name and in association with Tommy Dor
Paul Weston
…offered him work on his radio show. Weston met Tommy Dorsey through Haymes and in 1936 became a member of Dorsey's orchestra. He persuaded Dorsey to hire The Pied Pipers after hearing them in 1938, and the group toured with the bandleader. After leaving Dorsey in 1940, Weston worked with Dinah Shore and moved to Hollywood…
The Pied Pipers in a 1945 advertisement (from left to right: Hal Hopper, Clark Yocum, June Hutton, Chuck Lowry)