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Leroy KirklandLeroy Kirkland Leroy Kirkland Add article description Leroy Edward Kirkland[1] (February 10, 1904 or 1906 – April 6, 1988) was an American arranger, bandleader, guitarist and songwriter whose career spanned the eras of big band jazz, R&B, rock and roll and soul. Life and career Born in Columbia, South Carolina, in either 1904 or 1906 (sources differ),[2] Kirkland played guitar in southern jazz bands in the 1920s, and after a spell in the army worked as arranger and songwriter for Erskine Hawkins.[3] He joined Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey in the 1940s,[3] and in 1951 began arranging music at Savoy Records in New York.[2] He continued to arrange R&B artists for OKeh Records, Mercury Records and other companies, and worked on… (Source: Wikipedia)
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