Don Redman Net Worth
Don Redman Net Worth is
$700,000
Don Redman Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Donald Matthew Redman (July 29, 1900 – November 30, 1964) was an American jazz musician, arranger, bandleader and composer.Redman was announced as a member of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame on May 6, 2009. | Date Of Birth | July 29, 1900 |
| Died | 1964-11-30 |
| Place Of Birth | Piedmont, Mineral County, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Height | 4' 11" (1.5 m) |
| Profession | Soundtrack |
| Star Sign | Leo |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Was one of the few left-handed conductors in the business. |
| 2 | From 1923, Redman worked in Fletcher Henderson's band as saxophonist and staff arranger, leaving in 1927 to become musical director of McKinney's Cotton Pickers. He formed his own orchestra in New York in 1931, but continued to arrange for other bands, including those of Jimmy Dorsey, Count Basie and Harry James. The Redman orchestra disbanded in January 1940, after which Redman resumed work as a free-lance arranger. |
| 3 | Child prodigy, adept at playing every instrument in an orchestra, including oboe. His father was a music teacher, his brother Lewis, a band leader in Maryland. Redman learned trumpet before entering grade school and subsequently became especially proficient on alto saxophone. Studied music at conservatories at Chicago, Boston and Detroit, there adding the art of arranging to his repertoire. |
| 4 | Became musical director for Pearl Bailey in 1951. |
| 5 | His theme song (which he also wrote) was "Chant of the Weed". |
| 6 | Arranger, reed instrumentalist, bandleader and vocalist. |
| 7 | Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1990. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| All the King's Men | 2006 | writer: "If It Ain't Love" | |
| Capote | 2005 | music: "Cherry" 1928 - as Donald Redman | |
| Kissing Jessica Stein | 2001 | writer: "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You" | |
| The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg | 1998 | Documentary writer: "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" | |
| Georgia | 1995 | lyrics: "GEE BABY, AIN'T I GOOD TO YOU" / music: "GEE BABY, AIN'T I GOOD TO YOU" | |
| The Mask | 1994 | lyrics: "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You" / music: "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You" | |
| En dag i oktober | 1991 | writer: "I HEARD" | |
| Cry-Baby | 1990 | writer: "CHERRY" | |
| Sugar Hill Times | 1949 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Old Mill Pond | 1936 | Short writer: "I Heard" - uncredited | |
| Don Redman & His Orchestra | 1934 | Short performer: "Yeah, Man", "Ill Wind You're Blowin' Me No Good", "Nagasaki", "Tall Man" - uncredited / writer: "Tall Man" - uncredited | |
| Will Osborne and His Orchestra | 1934 | Short writer: "I Heard" - uncredited | |
| Twenty Million Sweethearts | 1934 | writer: "How'm I Doin'?" 1932, "I Heard" 1932 - uncredited | |
| I Heard | 1933 | Short performer: "I KNOW A GIRL NAMED BETTY BOOP", "HOW'M I DOIN'?", "I HEARD" / writer: "I KNOW A GIRL NAMED BETTY BOOP", "HOW'M I DOIN'?", "I HEARD" | |
| Rambling 'Round Radio Row #7 | 1933 | Short music: "How'm I Doin'?" - uncredited |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Hill Times | 1949 | TV Series | Himself (as Don Redman and His Orchestra) |
| Don Redman & His Orchestra | 1934 | Short | Himself |
| I Heard | 1933 | Short | Himself / Singing waiter (voice) |
Known for movies
The Mask (1994)
as Soundtrack
Capote (2005)
as Soundtrack
Georgia (1995)
as Soundtrack
Cry-Baby (1990)
as Soundtrack