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18-643: Sentimental Journey may refer to: Music [ edit ] "Sentimental Journey" (song) , 1945 song by the Les Brown orchestra sung by Doris Day Doris Day's Sentimental Journey , a 1965 album by Doris Day Sentimental Journey (Rosemary Clooney album) , 2001 Sentimental Journey (Lou Donaldson album) , 1995 Sentimental Journey (Houston Person album) , 2002 Sentimental Journey (Emmy Rossum album) , 2013 Sentimental Journey (Ringo Starr album) , 1970 Sentimental Journey: Pop Vocal Classics ,

36-631: A 1970 episode of the TV series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) Sentimental Journey (anime) , a 1998 anime based on the Sentimental Graffiti video game Literature [ edit ] A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy , a novel by Laurence Sterne Sentimental Journey (book) , a photo-book by Nobuyoshi Araki A Sentimental Journey: Memoirs, 1917–1922 , an autobiographical work by Viktor Shklovsky Other [ edit ] Sentimental Journey (aircraft) ,

54-498: A B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sentimental Journey . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sentimental_Journey&oldid=1259407146 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

72-418: A four-volume compact disc collection of late 1940s to early 1950s popular hits, issued in 1993 "Sentimental Journey", a song by Iyo Matsumoto , 1981 "Sentimental Journey", a song by Pere Ubu from their 1978 album The Modern Dance Film and television [ edit ] Sentimental Journey (film) , a 1946 motion picture starring Maureen O'Hara "A Sentimental Journey" (Randall and Hopkirk) ,

90-589: A hit record with the song, Doris Day's first number one hit, in 1945. The song's release coincided with the end of the Second World War in Europe and became the unofficial homecoming theme for many veterans. The recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 36769, with the flip side " Twilight Time ". The record first reached the Billboard chart on March 29, 1945, and lasted 23 weeks on

108-431: A sentimental journey To renew old memories. Ringo Starr would later cover the song as the titular track from his 1970 debut solo album , following the break-up of The Beatles . Les Brown and His Band of Renown Lester Raymond Brown (March 14, 1912 – January 4, 2001) was an American jazz musician who or over six decades (1938-2000) led his big band, later called Les Brown and His Band of Renown . Brown

126-415: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sentimental Journey (song) Les Brown and His Band of Renown had been performing the song, but were unable to record it because of the 1942–44 musicians' strike . When the strike ended, the band, with Doris Day as vocalist, recorded the song for Columbia Records on November 20, 1944, and they had

144-583: The 2012 festival celebrating the 100th birthday anniversary, the town of Reinerton renamed the street near Les' birthplace to Les Brown Lane. In 2013 his hometown of Reinerton, PA adopted as the town's official slogan: Reinerton: The Town of Renown in honor of Les and his band. Les Brown Sr. died of lung cancer in 2001, and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles , California . He

162-571: The Band were also the house band for The Steve Allen Show (1959–1961) and the Dean Martin Show (1965–1972). Brown and the band performed with virtually every major performer of their time, including Frank Sinatra , Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole . The annual Les Brown Big Band Festival, started March 2006 in Les' hometown, features area big bands preserving the songs of the big band era. At

180-481: The Palladium Ballroom, Hollywood. A few years later, in 1945, this band brought Doris Day into prominence with their recording of " Sentimental Journey ". The song's release coincided with the end of World War II in Europe and became an unofficial homecoming theme for many veterans. The band had nine other number-one hit songs, including " I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm " (1949). In 1952–53, Brown

198-566: The Spotlight Band radio programme, which broadcast to a military audience and made them permanent favorites of millions of men in uniform. Also on this show, the band was first referred to as "Les Brown & His Band of Renown" in 1942. The moniker stuck and became the official bandname from the 1950s onwards. In 1941, Brown's band had a #1 hit, "Joltin' Joe DiMagio", with his lead vocalist Betty Bonney. In 1942, Brown and his band concluded work on an RKO picture, Sweet and Hot ; played at

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216-469: The chart, peaking at number one. The song reached the chart after the later-recorded " My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time ". The song describes someone about to take a train to a place to which they have a great emotional attachment, and their mounting anticipation while wondering why they ever roamed away. The opening verse is: Gonna take a sentimental journey Gonna set my heart at ease Gonna make

234-470: The east coast. Brown took the band on an extensive summer tour in 1936. At the end of the tour, while some of the band members returned to Duke to continue their education, others stayed on with Brown and continued to tour, becoming in 1938 the Les Brown Orchestra. The band's original drummer, Don Kramer, became the acting manager and helped define their future. The band appeared regularly on

252-578: The world and had a regular big band show in Branson, Missouri . Brown Jr. also hosted a national radio show on the Music of Your Life network. Brown Jr. was a television actor in the 1960s ( Gunsmoke , General Hospital , The Baileys of Balboa , Gilligan's Island ), a rock musician and producer who worked with Carlos Santana , and a concert promoter for many country music artists including Merle Haggard and Loretta Lynn . In 2004, Brown Jr. received

270-490: Was "discovered" by Bob Hope and did his first public performance with Brown and the Band. The first film that Brown and the band appeared in was Seven Days' Leave (1942) starring Victor Mature and Lucille Ball . Rock-A-Billy Baby , a low-budget 1957 film, was the Band of Renown's second, and in 1963 they appeared in the Jerry Lewis ' comedy The Nutty Professor playing their theme song " Leap Frog ". Brown and

288-688: Was born in Reinerton, Pennsylvania . He enrolled in the Conway Military Band School (later part of Ithaca College ) in 1926, studying with famous bandleader Patrick Conway for three years before receiving a music scholarship to the New York Military Academy , where he graduated in 1932. Brown attended college at Duke University from 1932 to 1936. There he led the group Les Brown and His Blue Devils , who performed regularly on Duke's campus and up and down

306-580: Was survived by his wife Evelyn, son Les Jr., and daughter Denise. He was 88 years old at the time of his death. His grandson, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh , co-created the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb and Milo Murphy's Law . Brown was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2010. In 2001, Les Brown Jr. (1940–2023), became the full-time leader of the Band of Renown. It performed throughout

324-584: Was the orchestra leader on Day's radio program, The Doris Day Show , on CBS. Les Brown and the Band of Renown performed with Bob Hope on radio, stage and television for almost fifty years. They did 18 USO Tours for American troops around the world, and entertained over three million people. Before the Super Bowls were televised, the Bob Hope Christmas Specials were the highest-rated programs in television history. Tony Bennett

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