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Artist
Leslie Hutchinson
12+ albums
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about
Born in Grenada in 1900 to George Hutchinson and Marianne (née Turnbull), he took piano lessons as a child. He moved to New York City in his teens, originally to take a degree in medicine as he won a place due to his high aptitude, and began playing the piano and singing in bars. He then joined a black band led by Henry "Broadway" Jones, who often played for white millionaires such as the Vanderbilts, attracting the wrath of the Ku Klux Klan. In 1924 he left America for Paris, where he had a residency in Joe Zelli's club and became a friend and lover of Cole Porter. He was for some time the highest paid star in Britain and was one of the biggest stars during the twenties and thirties in the UK. "Hutch" was rumoured to have been a bisexual and was alleged to have had relationships with Ivor Novello, Merle Oberon, and actress Tallulah Bankhead. The rumours include affairs with Edwina Mountbatten and members of the British Royal Family which supposedly led to his social ostracism and the destruction of his professional career. Encouraged by his lover Edwina Mountbatten, he came to England in 1927 to perform in a Rodgers and Hart musical, and soon became the darling of society and the population in general. "Hutch" was a favourite singer of the then Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII). He was regularly heard on air with the BBC. One of his greatest hits was "These Foolish Things". He was a much-loved wartime entertainer. As well as being a friend and lover of Cole Porter,
top songs
albums
Living on the Edge, Dancing in the Dark
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Cabaret Classics
Hutch - The Definitive Collection
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40s songs incl wartime memories from the era
Hutch Sings Cole Porter
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LESLIE HUTCHINSON grimriper2u@yahoo.com
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grimriper2u@yahoo.com
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Old Fashioned Sad Songs - 60 Original Recordings (Remastered)
The Memorable Leslie Hutchinson
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Black British Swing: The African Diaspora's Contribution To England's Own Jazz Of The 1930s And 1940s
The Great American Song Book
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Leslie Hutchinson