immy Bryant (singer)
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Jimmy Bryant (born James Howard Bryant, June 2, 1929, Birmingham, Alabama[1]) is a singer, arranger and composer. He is most well-known for providing the singing voice of Tony (played onscreen by Richard Beymer) in the 1961 film musical West Side Story.[1][2] While he received no screen credit, he states that Beymer was "a nice guy, and every time he did an interview he would mention my name."[2] He also sang for James Fox in the 1967 film musical Thoroughly Modern Millie,[1][2] and sang in "The Telephone Hour" number in Bye Bye Birdie.[1] He also sang in the group that performed the theme song of the TV series Batman.[2]
Bryant grew up in Tarrant, Alabama, attended Birmingham Southern College and the Birmingham Conservatory of Music before receiving a Scholarship in Composition at the Prestigious New England Concervatory of Music in Boston, Mass. He then moved to New York in 1953 where he worked as a background singer.[2] He later moved to Los Angeles and played bass[2] in the house band at Puccini's, a Beverly Hills restaurant owned by Frank Sinatra.[2]
His work as an orchestrator includes the movies Not with My Wife, You Don't!, Penelope and the TV series Lost in Space.[2] He also composed music heard at Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland.[2]
Bryant also scored the music for numerous radio and television commercials for clients such as Lone Star beer, Tecate and Chrysler Imports.
He was a friend of Jimmy Bryant, the famous guitar player, with whom he is often confused!
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jimmy Bryant (born James Howard Bryant, June 2, 1929, Birmingham, Alabama[1]) is a singer, arranger and composer. He is most well-known for providing the singing voice of Tony (played onscreen by Richard Beymer) in the 1961 film musical West Side Story.[1][2] While he received no screen credit, he states that Beymer was "a nice guy, and every time he did an interview he would mention my name."[2] He also sang for James Fox in the 1967 film musical Thoroughly Modern Millie,[1][2] and sang in "The Telephone Hour" number in Bye Bye Birdie.[1] He also sang in the group that performed the theme song of the TV series Batman.[2]
Bryant grew up in Tarrant, Alabama, attended Birmingham Southern College and the Birmingham Conservatory of Music before receiving a Scholarship in Composition at the Prestigious New England Concervatory of Music in Boston, Mass. He then moved to New York in 1953 where he worked as a background singer.[2] He later moved to Los Angeles and played bass[2] in the house band at Puccini's, a Beverly Hills restaurant owned by Frank Sinatra.[2]
His work as an orchestrator includes the movies Not with My Wife, You Don't!, Penelope and the TV series Lost in Space.[2] He also composed music heard at Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland.[2]
Bryant also scored the music for numerous radio and television commercials for clients such as Lone Star beer, Tecate and Chrysler Imports.
He was a friend of Jimmy Bryant, the famous guitar player, with whom he is often confused!
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