Henri René
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Henri René was an American musician, producer, and conductor who was born as Harold Manfred Kirchstein in 1906. He studied at the Royal Berlin Academy of Music and performed with various orchestras in the United States during the mid-1920s. René was appointed musical director for RCA Victor in 1936 and established his own orchestra in 1941. He was responsible for the original recording of âBeer Barrel Polkaâ and achieved commercial success with the tracks âCuckoo Waltzâ and âWaltzing on the Kalamazooâ. His recordings include the studio albums Music for Bachelors (1955), Music for the Weaker Sex (1955), and Compulsion to Swing (1958). René also composed the closing theme for the television program What's My Line?. For his work in the recording industry, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He died in 1993.
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- O Christmas Tree by Henri René
- I Want to Be Evil by Henri René
- The First Nowell featuring Henri René
- I Saw Three Ships by Henri René
- Behold! featuring Henri René
- Joy to the World by Henri René
- A Night to Remember by Henri René
- Joy to the World featuring Henri René
- Away in a Manger featuring Henri René
- All the Things You Are (From "Very Warm for May") by Henri René
- Sleepwalk
