Hal Derwin

American vocalist and dance band leader (born July 14, 1914 – died February 9, 1998 in San Diego, California, USA) Derwin performed as a singer with the bands of Shep Fields, Boyd Raeburn, and Les Brown. In 1940, he formed his own dance orchestra and toured the Midwest with it before taking up a long residency at the Biltmore Bowl in Los Angeles in the early 1950s. Derwin released a number of records with Capitol Records after World War II. One of them, "The Old Lamp-Lighter", reached number six on the Billboard charts. Also credited as guitarist.