Martin Denny(1911-2005)
- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Composer ("Forbidden Island", "Exotica"), songwriter, author and
pianist, a student of Wesley La Violette and Arthur Lange. He toured South America with
a band from 1931 to 1935, and served in the US Army Air Force during
World War II. He was an accompanist for Hildegarde and Betty Hutton, and in
1955 formed a musical group in Hawaii, performing until 1961. He
appeared on radio and television and in nightclubs and hotels, and made
many creative instrumental records, including the hit release "Quiet
Village". Joining ASCAP in 1958, his chief musical collaborators
include Mack David and Hal Johnson. His other popular-song and
instrumental compositions include "Burma Train", "Primativa", "Island
of Dreams", "Cobra", "Hypnotique", When First I Loved", "Love at
Sight", "Aloha I Love You", "Blue Paradise", and "Sake
Rock".
