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A bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays swing, jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll (rock) music.
   Most bandleaders are also performers with their own band. The bandleader role is dependent on a variety of skills, not just musicianship. A bandleader needed to be a music director and performer. In general the bands are named after their bandleaders. Some older bands have continued operating under their bandleaders' names long after the death of the original bandleader.

Noted American bandleaders and their instruments have included:

British bandleaders have included:

  • Bert Ambrose
  • Acker Bilk - clarinet
  • John Barry
  • Elvis Costello - singer
  • Billy Cotton
  • Stewart Copeland - drummer
  • Fred Elizalde
  • Ted Heath - trombone
  • Alex Harvey - singer
  • David Bowie - saxophone, guitar, singer
  • Julian Miles "Jools" Holland - piano
  • Spike Hughes
  • Jack Hylton
  • Johnny Pearson
  • Geoff Love
  • Simon Park
  • Les Reed
  • Gary Barlow - singer

    Italian bandleaders have included:

  • Pippo Barzizza
  • Renato Carosone - piano
  • Gorni Kramer
  • Mantovani

    Dutch bandleaders have include:

  • Michiel Borstlap
  • Willem Breuker - trumpet
  • Tonny Eijk
  • Pim Jacobs
  • Erik van der Luijt
  • Malando - violin
  • Rogier van Otterloo
  • André Rieu - violin
  • Cees Schrama - keyboards
  • Joop Stokkermans - piano
  • Lajos Veres - multi-instrumentalist, mostly violin

    German bandleaders have included:

  • Peter Herbolzheimer
  • Bert Kaempfert
  • James Last - double bass
  • Max Raabe - singer

    French bandleaders have included:

  • Raymond Lefevre
  • Paul Mauriat
  • Franck Pourcel

    Belgian bandleaders have included:

  • Francis Bay

    Argentine bandleaders have included:

  • Waldo de los Rios

    Japanese bandleaders have included:

  • Toshiko Akiyoshi - piano
  • Gackt

    Australian bandleaders have included:

  • Stuart Lang - cornet
  • Mark "Slim" Roberts - cornet, trumpet
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