Lenny Dee

Leonard George DeStoppelaire (January 5, 1923 – February 12, 2006), better known as Lenny Dee, was an American virtuoso organist who played many styles of music. His record albums were among the most popular of easy listening and space age pop organists of the 1950s through the early 1970s. His signature hit, "Plantation Boogie", charted as a Top 20 hit in 1955. He also had a gold record with 1970's Spinning Wheel.

Dee played a variety of songs in numerous styles. He played original compositions, popular songs, and novelty tunes, and was a master of improvisation. Although his unique style was a pop/boogie-woogie blend, he also played ballads, country and western, jazz, rock, and patriotic songs.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 5, 1923, Died February 12, 2006 (St. Petersburg)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1972

Roles Represented in DAHR: organ

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Recordings (Results 201-225 of 424 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 12040 5/2/1962 Over the rainbow Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12041 5/2/1962 Lover, come back to me Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12042 5/2/1962 Love is here to stay Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12043 5/2/1962 Never on Sunday Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12044 5/2/1962 Colonel Bogey march Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12240 11/28/1962 South Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12241 11/28/1962 Way down yonder in New Orleans Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12242 11/28/1962 Mississippi mud Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12243 11/28/1962 Alabamy bound Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12244 11/28/1962 Georgia on my mind Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12245 11/28/1962 When it's sleepy time South Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12246 11/28/1962 Moon over Miami Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12247 11/29/1962 Little Rock getaway Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12248 11/29/1962 Carolina in the morning Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12249 11/29/1962 Beautiful cypress gardens Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12250 11/29/1962 Kentucky Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12251 11/29/1962 Tennessee waltz Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12252 11/29/1962 Atlanta, Ga. Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12498 5/8/1963 Wagon wheels Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12499 5/8/1963 Worried mind Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12500 5/8/1963 Blues stay away from me Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12501 5/8/1963 You don't know me Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12502 5/9/1963 San Antonio rose Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12503 5/9/1963 Just because Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
Decca NA 12504 5/9/1963 Columbus stockade blues Lenny Dee instrumentalist, organ  
(Results 201-225 of 424 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dee, Lenny," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/311643.

Dee, Lenny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/311643.

"Dee, Lenny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/311643

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