 Photo of vocalist Snooky Lanson from the NBC Radio program Appointment With Music. Image by NBC Radio, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Snooky LansonSnooky Lanson Snooky Lanson American singer (1914–1990) Roy Landman (March 27, 1914 – July 2, 1990),[1] better known as Snooky Lanson, was an American singer known for co-starring on the NBC TV show, Your Hit Parade. Quick facts Born, Died ... Snooky Lanson Lanson c. 1940s Born Roy Landman (1914-03-27)March 27, 1914 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Died July 2, 1990(1990-07-02) (aged 76) New York City, U.S. Occupation Vocalist Close Life Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Lanson was a band singer with Francis Craig's dance band in the late 1930s. He became a singing star when major bandleader Ray Noble hired him as his orchestra's "boy singer";[2] Noble and Lanson appear together in three Soundies musical films produced in 1941. Lanson made additional… (Source: Wikipedia)
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