Les Brown and His Orchestra - more commonly known as Les Brown and His Band of
Renown - was originally formed in the mid-1930s by saxophonist and clarinetist
Les Brown (born on March 14, 1912, in Reinerton, Pennsylvania). Graduating from
the New York Military Academy in 1932, Les Brown attended Duke University in
1932, forming his first group, His Blue Devils, during his time there. When he
graduated in 1936, he took the band on tour during the summer that year. After
the tour, some of the band left the group to continue their studies while the
others stayed with Les Brown and co...