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Charles Albertine
Born(1929-02-24)February 24, 1929
Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedMay 18, 1986(1986-05-18) (aged 57)
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, arranger
Instrument(s)Piano, oboe, saxophone
Years active1948–1986

Charles Albertine (February 24, 1929 – May 18, 1986) was an American musician, composer, and arranger of the space-age pop era. He is best known as an arranger for Les and Larry Elgart, Sammy Kaye, and The Three Suns, and as the composer of Bandstand Boogie. He also composed music for many television shows.

Early life and career

Albertine was born in Passaic, New Jersey. He began playing piano at age five, and after high school played oboe with the Radio City Music Hall band. He played tenor saxophone with the Sammy Kaye band in the late 1940s, and became the arranger for Les Elgart's swing band in 1952.[1] In the 1950s and 60s, he arranged and composed on recordings for Les and Larry Elgart, Sammy Kaye, The Three Suns and others. His compositions were recorded by artists as diverse as Chet Atkins, Bud Powell, Barry Manilow, and Lawrence Welk.

The Albertine family moved to Los Angeles in 1964, and Albertine began writing music for television shows such as Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, and others. Two of his best-known compositions were "Bandstand Boogie" (a tune he wrote for the Elgarts), which was later used by Dick Clark as the theme for his long-running American Bandstand; and the theme to the soap opera Days of Our Lives, which he wrote with Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart.[2]

Discography

As composer

As arranger

(in addition to arranging these LP's, they usually feature one or more Albertine original compositions)

As artist

References

  1. ^ "Charles Albertine". Discogs. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Charles Albertine Composed Days of our Lives Theme". 20 January 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2018.

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