Schoen, Vic
Vic Schoen was born in Brooklyn in 1916. Self-taught as an arranger and trumpeter, Schoen dropped out of high school to work as a player and writer. By the mid-1930s, he was already hobnobbing with such notables as George Gerswhin and Count Basie, whose band Schoen crafted arrangements for.
Schoen's first, and perhaps most notable, success came when he began working as an arranger for the Andrews Sisters. Their first collaborations came in 1937, with their first gold record, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen," being the most notable hit of the bunch. Their musical partnership would last for 20 years, with Schoen arranging such hits as "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," "Apple Blossom Time" and "Mele Kalikimaka."
After moving to Los Angeles in 1940, Schoen became a frequent contributor of soundtracks for film and television. His scores could be heard behind the Andrews Sisters and famed comedy duo Abbott & Costello on the silver screen, while his accompaniments for Bob Hope and Bing Crosby gave him a notable presence on television. He would continue to write scores backing some of the biggest stars of the day well into the 1970s.
After moving to Seattle, WA in 1981, Schoen's pace slowed up a bit, but his compositions and arrangements continued to make frequent appearances in settings ranging from the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra to local PBS television specials. He eventually moved back to California, where he would pass away in 2000.
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