Jim Bryant
Jimmy Bryant (born James Howard Bryant, June 2, 1929) is a singer, arranger… Read Full Bio ↴Jimmy Bryant (born James Howard Bryant, June 2, 1929) is a singer, arranger and composer. He is most well known for providing the singing voice of Tony (played onscreen by Richard Beymer) in the 1961 film musical West Side Story. While he received no screen credit, he states that Beymer was "a nice guy, and every time he did an interview he would mention my name." He also sang for James Fox in the 1967 film musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, and sang in "The Telephone Hour" number in Bye Bye Birdie. He also sang in the group that performed the theme song of the TV series Batman.

Bryant was born in Birmingham, Alabama and grew up in Tarrant, Alabama. He attended Birmingham Southern College and the Birmingham Conservatory of Music before receiving a Scholarship in Composition at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He then moved to New York in 1953 where he worked as a background singer. He later moved to Los Angeles and played bass in the house band at Puccini's, a Beverly Hills restaurant owned by Frank Sinatra.

His work as an orchestrator includes the movies Not with My Wife, You Don't!, Penelope and the TV series Lost in Space. He also composed music heard at Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland.

Bryant also scored the music for numerous radio and television commercials for clients such as Lone Star beer, Tecate and Chrysler Imports.

He was a friend of Jimmy Bryant, the famous guitar player, with whom he is often confused.
ALBUMS TRACK LIST SIMILAR ARTISTS
Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Search results not found
Song not found

Jim Bryant Lyrics


Maria The most beautiful sound I ever heard Maria, Maria, Maria, M…
One Hand One Heart TONY: (Spoken) I, Anton, take thee, Maria . . .…
Something's Coming Could be, who knows? There's something due any day I will…
Somewhere There's a place for us Somewhere a place for us Peace and…
Tonight Maria Maria, shh Maria Be quiet Come down, no Maria, please…
West Side Story There's a place for us, Somewhere a place for us.…
West Side Story - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Maria (Jim Bryant) When you're a Jet, You're a Jet all the way From your…
West Side Story : Maria The most beautiful sound I ever heard (Maria, Maria, Maria,…
West Side Story : Tonight Maria Maria, shh Maria Be quiet Come down, no Maria, please…
West Side Story: Act I: Maria Maria Maria, shh Maria Be quiet Come down, no Maria, please…
West Side Story: Act I: Tonight Maria Maria, shh Maria Be quiet Come down, no Maria, please…
West Side Story: Maria The most beautiful sound I ever heard Maria Maria Maria Mari…
West Side Story: One Hand One Heart Maria Maria, shh Maria Be quiet Come down, no Maria, please…



West Side Story: Quintet The Jets are gonna have their day tonight The Jets are…
West Side Story: Somewhere There's a place for us, Somewhere a place for us.…
West Side Story: Tonight Maria Maria, shh Maria Be quiet Come down, no Maria, please…


More Versions