Vic Schoen
| Vic Schoen | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Victor Schoen |
| Born | March 26, 1916 |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Died | January 5, 2000 (aged 83) |
| Genres |
Big band Swing Jazz Traditional pop music |
| Occupation(s) | Arranger composer Bandleader |
| Instruments | Trumpet |
| Years active | 1930s–2000 |
| Labels | Decca, Kapp, Liberty, Mainstream, Mercury, MCA |
| Associated acts |
Andrews Sisters Benny Goodman Glenn Miller Count Basie Tommy Dorsey Harry James Les Brown Woody Herman Gene Krupa George Shearing Bing Crosby Bob Hope Danny Kaye Patti Page Dinah Shore Andy Williams Pat Boone |
Victor "Vic" Schoen (March 26, 1916 – January 5, 2000) was an American bandleader, arranger, and composer whose career spanned from the 1930s until his death in 2000. He furnished music for some of the most successful persons in show business including Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Les Brown, Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, George Shearing, Jimmie Lunceford, Ray McKinley, Benny Carter, Louis Prima, Russ Morgan, Guy Lombardo, Carmen Cavallaro, Carmen Miranda, Gordon Jenkins, Joe Venuti, Victor Young, Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, and his own The Vic Schoen Orchestra.
Schoen arranged and recorded with well-known artists such as The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Irving Berlin, Marion Hutton, Betty Hutton, Perry Como, Dick Haymes, Ella Fitzgerald, Al Jolson, Maurice Chevalier, Enzo Stuarti, Lauritz Melchior, Mary Martin, Bob Crosby, The Weavers, Burl Ives, Eddie Fisher, Mildred Bailey, Peggy Lee, Patti Page, the McGuire Sisters, the Sherman Brothers, and Kay Starr.
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