Don Large

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Born

November 15, 1909 · Canada

Died

October 8, 1988

Birth name

Donald E. Large

Composer, songwriter, author and conductor, educated at the Jacksonville College of Music and in private music study. He conducted a dance orchestra in Windsor, Ontario, and sang in Detroit clubs between 1932 and 1939 before becoming the choral director at WJR in Detroit between 1940 and 1944 and again between 1946 and 1961 before directing choral music for the Wayne King Orchestra. He also composed special music for General Motors industrial shows including Futurama. Joining ASCAP in 1951, his popular-song compositions include "If We All Said a Prayer" and "Hayride".