# Hal Derwin

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{{short description|American dance bandleader}}
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'''Hal Derwin''' or '''Hal Derwyn''' (July 14, 1914 – February 9, 1998) was an American dance bandleader, principally active in the 1940s.

Early in his career, Derwin was a member of a vocal trio with [Lee Gillette](/source/Lee_Gillette) (later a talent scout for [Capitol Records](/source/Capitol_Records)).<ref name=walker>Leo Walker, The Big Band Almanac. Ward Ritchie Press, 1978, p. 96.</ref> In the 1930s, he worked with musicians such as [Boyd Raeburn](/source/Boyd_Raeburn), [Louis Panico](/source/Louis_Panico), [Shep Fields](/source/Shep_Fields), and [Les Brown](/source/Les_Brown_(bandleader)), and formed his own band in [Chicago](/source/Chicago) in 1940 that included [Freddy Large](/source/Freddy_Large) (of [Jan Garber](/source/Jan_Garber)'s band) as a sideman. He toured the Midwest for much of the 1940s, and had several [10-inch single](/source/10-inch_single)s released on Capitol Records after [World War II](/source/World_War_II), including the hit song "[The Old Lamp-Lighter](/source/The_Old_Lamp-Lighter)", which reached number six on the [''Billboard''](/source/Billboard_magazine) chart. In the early 1950s, his band took up a residency at the [Biltmore Bowl](/source/Biltmore_Bowl) in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) for six years and was broadcast on [NBC Radio](/source/NBC_Radio).<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000656533 Hal Derwin] at [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)</ref> Derwin continued to record and perform on the side, including with [Artie Shaw](/source/Artie_Shaw) and in a duet with [Martha Tilton](/source/Martha_Tilton). Later in his career, he worked in [artist and repertory](/source/artist_and_repertory) for Capitol.

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Category:American bandleaders
Category:1914 births
Category:1998 deaths

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