Arleigh Baker
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Home Town: Longwood, FL
Genre: World/Folk
Posted By: Arleigh
Joined On: February 22, 2004
Page Views: 125,004
Song Plays: 37,943
Current Rank: 18
Highest Rank: 1
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Albums
Musical Toys, Rose Colored Waltzes, Ein Wenig Deutsche Musik, Trouchu Bohemsky, Yes, I Still Play The Trumpet, Euro-American
Similar Artists
Broad range of genre - unique style - no obvious similarities
Group Members
Arleigh Baker and occasional guest artists.
Instruments
Trumpet, Accordion, MIDI Keyboard, Guitar, Bass
Musical Style
Polka, Waltz, Pop and Christian Music often featuring trumpet or accordion.
Influences
Leroy Anderson, Rafael Mendez, Lawrence Welk, Elmer Scheid, Whoopee John, Henry Silberhorn, Louis Vitak, Karel Echtner, Elmer Scheid, Whoopee John, Armond Rezac, Andy Bakke, Anny de Leeuw, Tom Brusky, Allen Zagel, Louis Bashell |
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Brief Description
An Independent Artist and Composer presents his collection of music.
History/Biography
When Arleigh was eight, a neighbor gave him a very old, diatonic button accordion, just made for polkas. A few years later, he borrowed a piano accordion and figured out how to get a few polkas out of it, as well.
Arleigh began playing his father's trumpet at the age of nine. A few years later, he played it in the Claremont, MN High School Band. At the age of fifteen, he joined the Owatonna Musician's Union Band as a trumpet and accordion player. About the same time, he and his brother Greg organized a dance band known as "The SixTeens". The youthful band played for local social events. Arleigh also played for other area bands when asked to fill in as sideman. He played mostly with "The Graydon Burow Orchestra" which was also known as "Brother Burr and the Burros".
From 1964 until 1998, Arleigh was an Electronics Engineer specializing in Radio and Radar design. He worked at E.F. Johnson Co. until 1974. Then he brought his family to Orlando and worked for Martin Marietta. For many years, music became only a background in his life. However, in recent years, retirement allowed him to rekindle this interest.
Since retirement, Arleigh restored a few vintage instruments. In the process of doing so, some of his long lost playing ability seemed to renew itself. While these new hobbies are rewarding, Arleigh is primarily interested in music production, composition and arrangement, specializing in MIDI. His main genre are Polka, Waltz, Pop and Christian Music.
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