Leroy Anderson - "Pops" Concert Orchestra ‎– Belle of the Ball / Blue Tango

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Leroy Anderson - "Pops" Concert Orchestra ‎– Belle of the Ball / Blue Tango

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Leroy Anderson - "Pops" Concert Orchestra ‎– Belle of the Ball / Blue Tango

Label: 81228 Decca ‎– 27875

Personality Series –

Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single

Released: 1952

Genre: Pop, Classical

A:  Belle of the Ball

B: Blue Tango

Composer for Both Leroy Anderson

“Pops” Concert Orchestra

Leroy Anderson  (June 29, 1908 – May 18, 1975) was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. John Williams described him as "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music. In 1951 Anderson wrote his first hit, "Blue Tango," earning a Golden Disc and the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts.

His pieces and his recordings during the fifties conducting a studio orchestra were immense commercial successes. "Blue Tango" was the first instrumental recording ever to sell one million copies.