Leo Addeo (14 October 1914 - 23 May 1979) was one of RCA's key house arrangers for most of the 1950s and 1960s.
Born Leopold Thomas Addeo in New York, he was an Italian American from Brooklyn, Addeo's specialty was Hawaiian music. He studied violin as a child, but switched to clarinet and saxophone in his teens when he noticed these instruments were in greater demand for local dance bands. He gradually moved from performing to arranging, working with Gene Krupa, Larry Clinton, and Frankie Carle.
Hugo Winterhalter hired Addeo as an orchestrator and brought him along when he moved to RCA in the early 1950s. Addeo was a steady producer for RCA, backing vocalists such as Vaughan Monroe and Don Cherry, arranging and conducting on numerous credited and uncredited instrumentals, and writing an occasional song. Addeo held down the marimba band corner for RCA's "Living" series, producing a respectable knock-off of Julius Wechter's Baja Marimba Band.
He died on 23 May 1979, Staten Island, New York.
(The only information on the web is as you see it, supplied by Space Age Pop)
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Well Music Lovers, this must be the shortest bio on my blog so far. Still it gave me plenty of time to enjoy the rest of the day. Here’s two LP’s I’ve got of Leo’s that I’ve joined together, which includes” The Music Goes ‘Round and ‘Round & Faraway Places.” I found a few more albums on the web but the majority of links are no go. So if anyone can add to his biography or the list of albums please do.
For “Leo Addeo - The Music Goes Round And Round / Far Away Places” go here:
https://krakenfiles.com/view/A7pSMH5TIo/file.html
1. The Music Goes 'Round And 'Round 2:25
2. Dancing Tambourine 3:15
3. Let's Take A Walk Around The Block 2:30
4. The Doll Dance 2:25
5. Don't Fence Me In 2:18
6. Stumbling 2:18
7. Love Is Just Around The Corner 2:45
8. (I Wanna Go Where You Go, Do What You Do) Then I'll Be Happy 2:20
9. Would You Like To Take A Walk 2:23
10. Elmer's Tune 2:29
11. I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five And Ten Cent Store) 2:34
12. You'd Be Surprised 2:30
13. Far Away Places 2:55
14. Never On A Sunday 2:52
15. Three Coins In The Fountain 2:40
16. Medley: Isle Of Capri; Come Back To Sorrento; O Sole Mio 5:00
17. Istanbul 2:45
18. Medley: Tarantella; Funiculi Funicula 2:30
19. Lisbon Antigua 3:09
20. Medley: Neapolitan Nights; Mediterranean Moonlight; Santa Lucia 3:10
21. La Vie En Rose 2:28
22. Shalom 3:10
The Music Goes Round And Round (1961) Tracks 1-12
Far Away Places (1965) Tracks 13 – 22
Front covers included.
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For “Leo Addeo and His Orchestra - A Sound Spectacular In Total Dynamics (1968)”
1. Beer Barrel Polka (02:13)
2. Doodle Doo Doo (02:33)
3. Gimme a Little Kiss (Will Ya, Huh) (02:32)
4. Ain't We Got Fun (02:27)
5. Side by Side (03:11)
6. (Put Another Nickel In) Music! Music! Music! (02:20)
7. Makin' Whoopee! (03:13)
8. Action Speaks Louder Than Words (02:35)
9. The Old Gray Mare (02:49)
10. Show Me the Way to Go Home (02:24)
AND “Leo Addeo And His Orchestra And Chorus - The Magic of Hawaii (1968)”
1. One Paddle, Two Paddle (02:22)
2. Lovely Hula Hands (02:02)
3. My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii (02:20)
4. Beyond the Reef (02:03)
5. The Hukilau Song (02:01)
6. Pagan Love Song (02:13)
7. Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei An) (02:21)
8. South Sea Island Magic (02:23)
9. Tiny Bubbles (Hau Li'i) (02:42)
10. Mauna Loa (02:40)
GO HERE: https://krakenfiles.com/view/ZIRjok1G8N/file.html
A big thank you to Vitas @ Soft Archive for the loan of these two albums.
Hi Bob. The photo at the bottom of your entry is definitely that of Dick Schory. In fact, his name is on the wall behind him. He was a contemporary of Leo's and both contributed to the great "Stereo Action Series" on RCA in the '60s. Thanks for these,
Iggy
Hello Iggy, Thanks for sorting that one out. Photo now removed. Much obliged. Regards,Bob
Hi Bob. You are certainly welcome. One of my lifelong searches has been for all the "Stereo Action Series" albums in LP format. I have finally found them all, as well as several of the "Stereo" records in "Mono" format. Those are called "The Action Series" and actually sound just fine, but without the instruments moving all around the room as I listen. My favorite of them all, naturally, is Esquivel's "Latin-Esque", although The Three Suns' "Movin' and Groovin'" is a close second. All good wishes, Bob.
More Leo Addeo albums. Link open for seven days.
https://we.tl/t-mYouPW28aF
Hello Hal49, Thanks for adding these to the list.
Albums include.....
Hawaii In Hi-Fi
Love Is A Hurtin' Thing
Mare Hawaii Hi-Fi
Musical Orchids From Hawaii
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Paradise Regained
Songs Of Hawaii
Regards, Bob
Here's some more sent from Rocking Jake @128 bitrate.
Calypso & Other Island Favourites
Great Standards With a Hawaiian Touch
Hawaii In Stereo
Hawaiian Touch
Greatest Hits Collectiom (Compilation)
Space Age Pop Music (Compilation of former title with extra 11 tracks)
https://wetransfer.com/downloads/72dcfbfacadc022c3f94ac799c628c0720211015170227/c3fc162c54248b6c74ca07280ce09c2520211015170227/6fb12e
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