- Lee Vincent
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Name = Lee Vincent
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Vincent Michael Cerreta
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Born = birth date|1916|04|15Shickshinny, Pennsylvania
Died = death date|2007|12|11Kingston, Pennsylvania
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Instrument = Bass
Genre =Swing music Big band Sweet bands
Occupation =Bandleader
Years_active = 1943-unspecified
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Associated_acts =Glenn Miller Orchestra ,Nat King Cole ,Frank Sinatra Jr. ,Aretha Franklin
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Labels =Lee Vincent (
April 15 1916 –December 11 2007 ) was an American musician, disc jockey, orchestra leader and musical agent.Biography
Born as Vincent Michael Cerreta in
Shickshinny, Pennsylvania , Lee Vincent started learning music early. He learned to play theviolin at age 9, quickly switching to the bass.Vincent fought in World War II from 1943 to 1946, and played during that time with famed big band leader
Glenn Miller , before Miller died in a plane crash. He put together groups bearing his name – the Lee Vincent Orchestra, the Lee Vincent Band and the Lee Vincent Trio, starting in 1946, and helped book musicians for performers until his death. His career as a disc jockey for WILK, and other stations spread his voice and Big Band music across Northeastern Pennsylvania.His band played alongside
Nat King Cole ,Frank Sinatra Jr. ,Aretha Franklin ,Clay Aiken , and many others. He played Fine Arts Fiestas andWilkes-Barre events.Lee Vincent died at the age of 91, at his home in
Kingston, Pennsylvania .----
Family
He married twice, first to Angeline Prince in 1937 (who died in 1954) and then to Lucille Cinti in 1955 (Cinti died in 2001). He had five children, six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews at the time of his death.
External links
* [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/40ebd2a4cf7d3bd4/29bcaee6ba4cf1c2 Obituary]
* [http://www.timesleader.com/news/20071213_13lee_vincent_ART.html Obit]Persondata
NAME = Vincent, Lee
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Cerreta, Vincent Lee
SHORT DESCRIPTION = American musician
DATE OF BIRTH =April 15 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH =Shickshinny, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH =December 11 2007
PLACE OF DEATH =Scranton, Pennsylvania
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