Bandleader Graves & Memorials

Ben Bernie

1891–1943 (age 52)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Ben Bernie (1891-1943) was a Bayonne-born American bandleader and radio personality.

Paul Specht

1895–1954 (age 59)

Sinking Spring

Paul Specht was an American bandleader and musician born in Sinking Spring in 1895 who died in 1954.

Gus Arnheim

1887–1955 (age 68)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Gus Arnheim was an American bandleader and musician popular during the jazz age.

Mitchell Ayres

1909–1969 (age 60)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Mitchell Ayres was an American bandleader and musician who led orchestras for radio and television broadcasts.

Russ Morgan

1904–1969 (age 65)

Palm Downtown Mortuary and Cemetery

Russ Morgan (1904-1969) was an American bandleader and musician from Scranton.

Barney Rapp

1900–1970 (age 70)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Barney Rapp was an American bandleader and musician who led a popular dance band in the early-to-mid 20th century.

Jan Garber

1894–1977 (age 83)

Forest Park East Cemetery

Jan Garber was an American bandleader and violinist known as 'The Idol of the Ballrooms'.

Shep Fields

1910–1981 (age 71)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Shep Fields was an American bandleader and violinist known for his sweet swing music during the 1930s and 1940s.

Sammy Kaye

1910–1987 (age 77)

Lakewood Park Cemetery

Sammy Kaye was an American bandleader and composer known for his swing music and radio broadcasts during the 1930s-1950s...

Freddy Martin

1906–1983 (age 77)

Pacific View Memorial Park

Freddy Martin was an American bandleader and musician from Cleveland who lived from 1906 to 1983.

Ina Ray Hutton

1916–1984 (age 68)

Ivy Lawn Memorial Park

Ina Ray Hutton was a bandleader and entertainer from Chicago who lived from 1916 to 1984.

Archie Bleyer

1909–1989 (age 80)

Wildwood Cemetery

Archie Bleyer was a bandleader, composer, and record executive from Queens who lived from 1909 to 1989.

Alphonse Trent

1905–1959 (age 54)

Oak Cemetery

Alphonse Trent (1905–1959), a jazz bandleader and pianist from Fort Smith, was laid to rest in Oak Cemetery.

Les Brown

1912–2001 (age 89)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Les Brown was an American big band leader whose orchestra backed entertainers from Doris Day to Sammy Davis Jr.

Tex Beneke

1914–2000 (age 86)

Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum

Tex Beneke (1914–2000) was a Fort Worth-born saxophonist, singer, and bandleader who succeeded the Glenn Miller Orches...