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

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who was the baritone member of The Crew Chiefs. He also sang with Glenn Miller'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

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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

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, and he contributed to Jimmy Dorsey's final recording sessions, including the #2 hit "

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". He later worked with "

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" doing special musical material for which he won two Emmy Awards; one for a parody of the

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movies. The

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, " 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 candy that was originally developed in 1935.

Compositions

Malvin's compositions include '' I'm Headin' For California'' with Glenn Miller in 1944, '' Join the W.A.C.'', '' Time in the Town of Berlin'', '' Glenn's Travels'', '' Goodnight Wherever You Are'', '' Time Alone Will Tell'', and '' Let Me Be Your Sugar Baby''.

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

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