Artie Malvin (July 7, 1922 – June 16, 2006) was a

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and vocalist who was the

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member of

The Crew Chiefs The Crew Chiefs were a vocal group popular in the 1940s, known for accompanying Tex Beneke, Glenn Miller, and Ray McKinley. Member Artie Malvin co-wrote the song "I'm Headin' For California" with Glenn Miller in 1944. Appearances The name of the ...

. He also sang with

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's band.

Career

During World War II, Malvin performed with Glenn Miller as part of The Crew Chiefs. Recordings of his performances with Glenn Miller and the Army Air Force Band were released as V-Discs. After World War II and Glenn Miller's death, Malvin became heavily immersed in the popular music of the 1940s and 1950s, being involved in everything from children's music, to the beginnings of rock and roll, to jingles for commercials. In the late 1950s he became involved in television as the music arranger for The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom, and he contributed to Jimmy Dorsey's final recording sessions, including the #2 hit " So Rare". He later worked with " The Carol Burnett Show" doing special musical material for which he won two

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s; one for a parody of the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies. The Broadway musical, " Sugar Babies", for which Malvin received a Tony nomination, was inspired by his composition ''"Let Me Be Your Sugar Baby"''. This song also inspired the name for the iconic Sugar Babies

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that was originally developed in 1935.

Compositions

Malvin's compositions include '' I'm Headin' For California'' with Glenn Miller in 1944, ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Glenn's Travels'', ''

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'', and ''

Let Me Be Your Sugar Baby "Let Me Be Your Sugar Baby" is a song written by Artie Malvin. The song inspired the Broadway musical, '' Sugar Babies'', for which Malvin received a Tony Award nomination. This song also inspired the name for the iconic Sugar Babies candy ...

''.

Sources

*Grudens, Richard (2004). ''Chattanooga Choo Choo: The Life and Times of the World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra.'' *Flower, John (1972). ''Moonlight Serenade: a bio-discography of the Glenn Miller Civilian Band.'' New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House. . *Simon, George Thomas (1980). ''Glenn Miller and His Orchestra.'' New York: Da Capo paperback. .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Malvin, Artie 1922 births 2006 deaths American male composers 20th-century American composers American baritones 20th-century American singers 20th-century American male singers