The King’s Men Net Worth is
$600,000

Mini Biography

The King’s Guys quartet was made up of Ken Darby, arranger & bass; Rad Robinson baritone; Jon Dodson, business lead tenor; Bud Linn, best tenor. Produced in Hollywood in 1929, they had taken their name from a radio sponsor called King. Their initial engagement was being a performing foursome in the Paramount film Sweetie (1929).” This resulted in other movies and radio agreements. When the The Boswell Sisters still left Los Angeles place KFWB in 1932, the The King’s Guys replaced them for just two years. They achieved national prominence on radio and records as an attribute from the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. They sang with Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra from 1934 until 1937. Whiteman also acted as their agent, and prompted their musical actions outside his firm. They subsequently made an appearance on various other broadcasts, like the Rudy Vallee plan. They were noticed, and sometimes noticed, in lots of feature movies, including Sweetie (1929), (My Sweeter than Special), Hollywood Party (1934) (Feelin’ Great), Let’s Move Indigenous (1930) (name tune), Belle from the Nineties (1934) (Stressed Waters), Alexander’s Ragtime Music group (1938), Murder on the Vanities (1934), (Lovely One) and notably The Wizard of Oz (1939), where they will be the off display screen voices for the Lollipop Guild. After departing the Whiteman band in 1937, Ken Darby was hired by conductor/composer Herbert Stothart at MGM. Darby’s initial display screen credit was as vocal arranger and supervisor for The Wizard of Oz (1939)” where the The King’s Guys will be the off display screen voices for particular Munchkins. Darby was the tone of voice from the Mayor of Munchkin Property, while Robinson’s tone of voice was noticed as Coroner. Dodson and Linn symbolized the two kids in the Lollipop Guild. Darby’s additional MGM movies included three MacDonald/Eddy photos. On display, The King’s Males were best kept in mind as the performing cowboys in sixteen Hopalong Cassidy movies. In the film Honolulu (1939), the The King’s Males play the The Marx Brothers on snow skates. Darby was consequently from the Music Division at Walt Disney Studios (Dumbo (1941), Music from the South (1946), Make Mine Music (1946), Pinocchio (1940), Therefore Dear to My Center (1948), Bambi (1942). For 15 years The King’s Men were regulars within the “Fibber McGee and Molly” broadcasts, and produced information with Marian and ‘Jim Jordan (I)’ qv. The King’s Males quartet was the foundation for the Ken Darby Performers, presented on John Charles Thomas “Westinghouse Broadcasts” and on many Decca phonograph information, such as for example Bing Crosby’s unique documenting of “White colored Xmas.” Darby continued to earn three Academy Honours (The Ruler and I (1956), Porgy and Bess (1959), Camelot (1967)) as Associate Musical Supervisor with Alfred Newman and André Previn. The The King’s Males and their own families remained lifelong close friends.

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