Harry James was an American trumpeter and band leader who was immensely popular
during the 1940s with many hit singles, a radio show, movie appearances and
collaborations with singers including Frank Sinatra, Doris Day and Rosemary
Clooney. The single 'You Made Me Love You' featuring Helen Forest from the 1942
movie 'Private Buckaroo' was an enormous hit along with instrumentals such as
'Velvet Moon' and 'I'm Beginning to See the Light'.
Born in Georgia to a circus family, James learned to play the trumpet and read
music as a child and after the family moved to Beaumont, Texas...