Jackie Gleason

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Born
26 February 1916
Born In
Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
Died
24 June 1987 (aged 71)
Throughout the 1950s and early-1960s, Jackie Gleason enjoyed a secondary music career, lending his name to a series of best-selling albums with jazz overtones for Capitol. Gleason felt there was a ready market for romantic instrumentals. He recalled seeing Clark Gable play love scenes in movies, and the romance was, in his words, "magnified a thousand percent" by background music. Gleason reasoned, "If Gable needs music, a guy in Brooklyn must be desperate!" Gleason could not read or write music in a conventional sense; he was said to have conceived me… read more
Throughout the 1950s and early-1960s, Jackie Gleason enjoyed a secondary music career, lending his name to a series of best-selling albums with jazz overtones for Capitol. Gleason felt there was a ready market for romantic instrumentals. He recalled seeing Clark Gable play love sce… read more
Throughout the 1950s and early-1960s, Jackie Gleason enjoyed a secondary music career, lending his name to a series of best-selling albums with jazz overtones for Capitol. Gleason felt there was a ready market for romantic instrumentals. He recalled seeing Clark Gable play love scenes in movies, and the romance was, in his words, "magnified a thou… read more

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1 Play track Movie Themes For Lovers Only La Dolce Vita
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2 Shangri-La All This and Heaven Too
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3 Play track Champagne, Candlelight And Kisses A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
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4 Play track The Last Dance...For Lovers Only Lazy Afternoon
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5 Play track Movie Themes For Lovers Only My Romance
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6 Play track Days Of Wine And Roses - Remastered/1996 Days Of Wine And Roses - Remastered/1996
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7 Play track The Essential Jazz Lounge I'm in the Mood for Love
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8 Rebound Satin Doll
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9 Play track Music For Lovers Only Alone Together
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10 Play track The Jackie Gleason Story You Oughta Be in Pictures
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  1. 25,102 listeners

    29 Apr 1963 · 12 tracks

    Movie Themes For Lovers Only
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  2. 21,972 listeners

    3 Nov 1952 · 16 tracks

    Music For Lovers Only
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  3. 19,270 listeners

    1 Jan 1996 · 40 tracks

    The Romantic Moods Of Jackie Gleason
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  4. 16,717 listeners

    1 Jan 1964 · 11 tracks

    The Last Dance...For Lovers Only
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