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Benny Carter (1907–2003)

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Saxophonist, songwriter ("Because of You", "Hot Toddy", "Cow Cow Boogie"), conductor, arranger and composer, educated at Wilberforce University in theology. He was a saxophonist in Horace Henderson's Wilberforce Collegians, then played in the orchestras of Fletcher Henderson and Chick Webb. He went to Paris in 1935... See full bio »

Born:

Bennett Lester Carter
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 95) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1986 The Cosmic Eye
 
1976 Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style (TV movie)
 
1976 People, People, People (short)
 
1972 The Manhunter (TV movie)
 
1972 Buck and the Preacher
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
– They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar/The Last Laurel (1971)
 
1970 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
– Killer on the Loose (1970)
 
1967-1970 Ironside (TV series)
– Beware the Wiles of the Stranger (1970)
– Why the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club Met on Thursday (1969)
– An Inside Job (1967)
 
1968 The Name of the Game (TV series)
 
1967 Urbanissimo (short)
 
1966 Fame Is the Name of the Game (TV movie)
 
1966 A Man Called Adam
 
1966 The Cruise (short)
 
1965 Run for Your Life (TV series)
– The Cold, Cold War of Paul Bryan (1965)
 
1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
– Terror Island (1965)
 
1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
– Crimson Witness (1965)
 
1964 The Hanged Man (TV movie)
 
1958-1960 M Squad (TV series)
– The Bad Apple (1960)
– The Tiger's Cage (1960)
– Fire in the Sky (1960)
– Closed Season (1960)
– Badge for a Coward (1960)
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1959 Harlem Wednesday (short)
 
1957 The Adventures of an * (short)
 
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2004 The Aviator (music: "Cow Cow Boogie" 1941 / lyrics: "Cow Cow Boogie" 1941)
 
2003 Ren & Stimpy 'Adult Party Cartoon' (TV mini-series)
– Altruists (2003) (music: "Catfish Row" - uncredited)
– Naked Beach Frenzy (2003) (music: "Catfish Row" - uncredited)
– Onward and Upward (2003) (music: "Catfish Row Link" - uncredited, "Catfish Row" - uncredited)
 
2000 Return to Me (performer: "But Not for Me", "Someone to Watch Over Me")
 
1999/I Life (writer: "King Size Papa")
 
1998 Return to Paradise (writer: "The Courtship")
 
1991-1994 The Ren & Stimpy Show (TV series)
– House of Next Tuesday/A Friend in Your Face (1994) (music: "Be Cool b" - uncredited)
– Hard Times for Haggis (1994) (music: "Be Cool b" - uncredited)
– Jerry the Bellybutton Elf/Road Apples (1994) (music: "Catfish Row Link" - uncredited)
– Ren's Pecs/An Abe Divided (1993) (music: "Catfish Row" - uncredited, "Be Cool b" - uncredited)
– To Salve and Salve Not!/No Pants Today (1993) (music: "Be Cool b" - uncredited)
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1989 Dark Obsession (music: "Catfish Row" - uncredited)
 
1986 Hannah and Her Sisters ("The Trot")
 
1980 Raging Bull (music: "Cow Cow Boogie" 1941 / lyrics: "Cow Cow Boogie" 1941)
 
1980 Joe Albany... a Jazz Life (documentary) (performer: "Just You, Just Me")
 
1957 The Joker Is Wild (music: "Cow Cow Boogie" - uncredited)
 
1952 The Snows of Kilimanjaro (performer: "Blue Mountain" - uncredited)
 
1951 The Frank Sinatra Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.26 (1951) (writer: "Rock Me to Sleep")
 
1950 Panic in the Streets (music: "No Good Man" - uncredited)
 
1944 Who's Who in Animal Land (short) (lyrics: "Cow-Cow Boogie")
 
1943 The Gang's All Here (arranger: "No Love, No Nothin'" - uncredited)
 
1943 Thousands Cheer (performer: "Honeysuckle Rose" - uncredited)
 
1943 Stormy Weather (music: "Moppin' and Boppin'" 1935 - uncredited)
 
1943 Reveille with Beverly (writer: "Cow-Cow Boogie")
 
1943 Cow-Cow Boogie (short) (writer: "Cow Cow Boogie")
 
1942 Cow-Cow Boogie (short) (writer: "Cow Cow Boogie")
 
1940 Saloon Bar (writer: "Swingin' at Maida Vale" - uncredited)
 
1939 Trouble Brewing (music: "Swingin' at Maida Vale" - uncredited)
 
1938 I See Ice (writer: "Swingin' at Maida Vale" - uncredited)
 
1932 The Big Broadcast (writer: "Hot Toddy")
 
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1976 People, People, People (short) (conductor - uncredited)
 
1975 Everybody Rides the Carousel (musician: alto saxophone)
 
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series) (musical director - 1 episode)
– The Candidate (1963) (musical director)
 
1961 Too Late Blues (musician: saxophone)
 
1961 The Guns of Navarone (music arranger: German songs - uncredited)
 
1959 Never Steal Anything Small (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1951 An American in Paris (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1950 Panic in the Streets (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1944 Here Come the Waves (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1943 Wintertime (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1943 Stormy Weather (musical director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
1955 The View from Pompey's Head (uncredited)
 
1952 Night Without Sleep
Benny (uncredited)
 
1952 The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Alto Sax Soloist (uncredited)
 
1943 Thousands Cheer
Ben Carter (as Benny Carter and His Band)
 
1943 Stormy Weather
Trumpeter (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2001 Jazz Seen: The Life and Times of William Claxton (documentary)
Himself
 
1996 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special documentary)
Himself - Honoree
 
1989 In Performance at the White House: The House I Live in 1 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989 Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Música Para Sempre (documentary)
Himself
 
1966 A Man Called Adam
Himself
 
1962 President Kennedy's Birthday Salute (TV movie)
Himself
 
1950 King Cole Trio & Benny Carter Orchestra (short)
Himself - Orchestra Leader
 
1946 Jivin' in Be-Bop (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Works: "Kansas City Suite"

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 1 Print Biography  | 8 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

Benny Carter Page at Impulse! Records | Official Benny Carter website - biography, photo gallery, links, etc. | See more »

Alternate Names:

Benny Carter and His Band
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Trivia:

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Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Leo