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'''Harry Charles Prime''' (March 5, 1920 &ndash; June 15, 2017) was a [[Big Band]] vocalist who performed from the late forties through the mid-fifties.<ref>{{cite web|title=Harry Prime|url=http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/index_new.php?url=herbertwstark&width=1024|website=allaboutjazz.com|accessdate=14 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="rubin">Rubin, Daniel. [http://articles.philly.com/2010-12-17/news/25293439_1_big-bands-ralph-flanagan-orchestra-tommy-dorsey-orchestra Daniel Rubin: At 90, big-band singer Harry Prime gets another encore], Philly.com, Philadelphia, 17 December 2010. Retrieved on 2011-01-19.</ref>
'''Harry Charles Prime''' (March 5, 1920 &ndash; June 15, 2017) was a [[Big Band]] vocalist who performed from the late forties through the mid-fifties.<ref>{{cite web|title=Harry Prime|url=http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/index_new.php?url=herbertwstark&width=1024|website=allaboutjazz.com|accessdate=14 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="rubin">Rubin, Daniel. [http://articles.philly.com/2010-12-17/news/25293439_1_big-bands-ralph-flanagan-orchestra-tommy-dorsey-orchestra Daniel Rubin: At 90, big-band singer Harry Prime gets another encore], Philly.com, Philadelphia, 17 December 2010. Retrieved on 2011-01-19.</ref> Although of service age, he did not serve in World War II.


Prime was a featured vocalist with the orchestras of [[Randy Brooks (musician)|Randy Brooks]], [[Tommy Dorsey]], [[Jack Fina]] and [[Ralph Flanagan]]. He died in Chalfont, Pennsylvania in 2017 at the age of 97.<ref>http://www.theintell.com/obituaries/intell/harry-charles-prime/article_c7d5c547-a50f-5e05-bb6d-88bb144c2596.html</ref>
Prime was a featured vocalist with the orchestras of [[Randy Brooks (musician)|Randy Brooks]], [[Tommy Dorsey]], [[Jack Fina]] and [[Ralph Flanagan]]. He died in Chalfont, Pennsylvania in 2017 at the age of 97.<ref>http://www.theintell.com/obituaries/intell/harry-charles-prime/article_c7d5c547-a50f-5e05-bb6d-88bb144c2596.html</ref>

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Harry Prime
Birth nameHarry Charles Prime
BornMarch 5, 1920
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedJune 15, 2017(2017-06-15) (aged 97)
Chalfont, Pennsylvania
GenresBig band
OccupationVocalist

Harry Charles Prime (March 5, 1920 – June 15, 2017) was a Big Band vocalist who performed from the late forties through the mid-fifties.[1][2] Although of service age, he did not serve in World War II.

Prime was a featured vocalist with the orchestras of Randy Brooks, Tommy Dorsey, Jack Fina and Ralph Flanagan. He died in Chalfont, Pennsylvania in 2017 at the age of 97.[3]

Music career

Prime recorded nearly 100 songs in the '40s and '50s, including "Until," a million-seller with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.[2] "Until" peaked at number four in the US charts. [4]

References

  1. ^ "Harry Prime". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b Rubin, Daniel. Daniel Rubin: At 90, big-band singer Harry Prime gets another encore, Philly.com, Philadelphia, 17 December 2010. Retrieved on 2011-01-19.
  3. ^ http://www.theintell.com/obituaries/intell/harry-charles-prime/article_c7d5c547-a50f-5e05-bb6d-88bb144c2596.html
  4. ^ [1]