Reg Owen (3 February 1921 – 23 May 1978) was an English conductor and arran… Read Full Bio ↴Reg Owen (3 February 1921 – 23 May 1978) was an English conductor and arranger.
Owen was born George Owen Smith in Hackney, London, and began playing the saxophone at the age of 15. He played in local groups such as Teddy Joyce's Juveniles and the Royal Kiltie Juniors, before founding his own ensemble whilst still in his teens. He studied with Benny Glassman and then attended the Royal College of Music. During World War II he played in the Bomber Command Band of the RAF, then arranged for Ted Heath and Cyril Stapleton after 1945. In 1954, he had his name legally changed to Reginald Owen. He published a book, the Reg Owen Arranging Method, in 1956, and began writing film scores in 1957, including the scores to Date with Disaster (1957), Payroll (1961) and Very Important Person (1961). In 1959, he even scored a Top 40 hit in the U.S. with "Manhattan Spiritual", which peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The same track reached #20 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1959. A further track, "Obsession", peaked at #43 in the UK in October 1960.
In 1961 Owen moved to Brussels, working as a composer, conductor, and arranger throughout continental Europe. He moved to Spain in the 1970s, and died at the Clinica Limonar in Málaga, on 23 May 1978 at the age of 57.
Owen was born George Owen Smith in Hackney, London, and began playing the saxophone at the age of 15. He played in local groups such as Teddy Joyce's Juveniles and the Royal Kiltie Juniors, before founding his own ensemble whilst still in his teens. He studied with Benny Glassman and then attended the Royal College of Music. During World War II he played in the Bomber Command Band of the RAF, then arranged for Ted Heath and Cyril Stapleton after 1945. In 1954, he had his name legally changed to Reginald Owen. He published a book, the Reg Owen Arranging Method, in 1956, and began writing film scores in 1957, including the scores to Date with Disaster (1957), Payroll (1961) and Very Important Person (1961). In 1959, he even scored a Top 40 hit in the U.S. with "Manhattan Spiritual", which peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The same track reached #20 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1959. A further track, "Obsession", peaked at #43 in the UK in October 1960.
In 1961 Owen moved to Brussels, working as a composer, conductor, and arranger throughout continental Europe. He moved to Spain in the 1970s, and died at the Clinica Limonar in Málaga, on 23 May 1978 at the age of 57.
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Manhattan Spiritual
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@xboxxguy_9360
My grandmother told me this was her favorite song of the 50s!! I finally found it ❤ RIP grandma
@bendytheinkdemon5931
Rip
@KTHKUHNKK
Great song takes me back to 9 years old
@donhuff6658
This was the first time I heard that song since I was in the fourth grade and I'm 77 now thank you
@calindesmoines1
Simply one of the greatest instrumental hits of the rock and roll era.
@charlottewhyte9804
love this
@michael69040
An aberration since it is mainly big band swing. But then again the rock and roll era really encompasses a wide variety of material and genres.
@mdmjr2468
@@michael69040 Mafia II 2 Brought me here :D
@nealbfinn
@@michael69040 Yes, indeed. Without the blues and the jump boogie/blues style that developed in the late 40's, there is no rock and roll. Louis Jordan was laying it down a good ten years before Bill Haley and Elvis got hold of it.
@maxroyle6750
@@nealbfinn Names don't matter-it's still the dancin' beat, whatever label you want to put on it. Got rhythm?