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Otho Lee Gaines (April 21, 1914 – July 15, 1987) was an American jazz singer and lyricist. Gaines wrote the lyrics for "Take the "A" Train" and "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'", two jazz standards by Billy Strayhorn. The Delta Rhythm Boys moved to Europe in the 1950s. Gaines had lived in Finland for a year at the time of his death from cancer in 1987 and he is buried in Maunulan uurnalehto, an urn cemetery at Helsinki (section 39, lot 109). Gaines was married to Muriel Gaines, a calypso singer and former Cotton Club dancer.

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  • لي غينز (بالإنجليزية: Lee Gaines)‏ هو مغني وكاتب أغاني وشاعر أمريكي، ولد في 1915 في هيوستن في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 1997. (ar)
  • Otho Lee Gaines (21 de abril de 1914 - 15 de julio de 1987)​ fue un cantante y letrista estadounidense de jazz.​ Gaines escribió la letra de " Take the" A "Train " y " Just A-Sittin 'and A-Rockin'", dos estándares de jazz de Billy Strayhorn. Lee Gaines era de Buena Vista (Mississippi)​ y comenzó a cantar como bajista en la escuela secundaria, formó un cuarteto vocal en la Universidad de Langston en 1933, y regresó a los Estados Unidos en 1937 después de haber recorrido América del Sur. ​ Lee Gaines fue miembro fundador de Delta Rhythm Boys que alcanzó su máxima popularidad en las décadas de 1940 y 1950, después de haber grabado con Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Jimmy Lunceford, Charlie Barnet, Fred Astaire, Ruth Brown y Les Paul . Los Delta Rhythm Boys se mudaron a Europa en la década de 1950. Murió de cáncer en 1987 en Finlandia donde llevaba un año viviendo. Está enterrado en el cementerio de "Maunulan uurnalehto" en Helsinki (Sección 39, lote 109). Gaines estaba casado con Muriel Gaines, una cantante de calipso y exbailarina del Cotton Club. ​ (es)
  • Otho Lee Gaines (April 21, 1914 – July 15, 1987) was an American jazz singer and lyricist. Gaines wrote the lyrics for "Take the "A" Train" and "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'", two jazz standards by Billy Strayhorn. Lee Gaines was from Buena Vista, in Mississippi, and began singing as a bass in high school, he formed a vocal quartet at Langston University in 1933, and returned to the United States in 1937 having toured South America. Gaines was a founding member of the Delta Rhythm Boys who achieved their peak popularity in the 1940s and 50's, having recorded with Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Jimmy Lunceford, Charlie Barnet, Fred Astaire, Ruth Brown and Les Paul. The Delta Rhythm Boys moved to Europe in the 1950s. Gaines had lived in Finland for a year at the time of his death from cancer in 1987 and he is buried in Maunulan uurnalehto, an urn cemetery at Helsinki (section 39, lot 109). Gaines was married to Muriel Gaines, a calypso singer and former Cotton Club dancer. (en)
  • Otho Lee Gaines, född den 21 april 1914 i Buena Vista, Mississippi, död i Helsingfors den 15 juli 1987, var en amerikansk jazzmusiker, bassångare, textförfattare och kompositör. Han var gruppen Delta Rhythm Boys grundare och ledare. (sv)
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  • لي غينز (بالإنجليزية: Lee Gaines)‏ هو مغني وكاتب أغاني وشاعر أمريكي، ولد في 1915 في هيوستن في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 1997. (ar)
  • Otho Lee Gaines, född den 21 april 1914 i Buena Vista, Mississippi, död i Helsingfors den 15 juli 1987, var en amerikansk jazzmusiker, bassångare, textförfattare och kompositör. Han var gruppen Delta Rhythm Boys grundare och ledare. (sv)
  • Otho Lee Gaines (21 de abril de 1914 - 15 de julio de 1987)​ fue un cantante y letrista estadounidense de jazz.​ Gaines escribió la letra de " Take the" A "Train " y " Just A-Sittin 'and A-Rockin'", dos estándares de jazz de Billy Strayhorn. Lee Gaines era de Buena Vista (Mississippi)​ y comenzó a cantar como bajista en la escuela secundaria, formó un cuarteto vocal en la Universidad de Langston en 1933, y regresó a los Estados Unidos en 1937 después de haber recorrido América del Sur. ​ Los Delta Rhythm Boys se mudaron a Europa en la década de 1950. (es)
  • Otho Lee Gaines (April 21, 1914 – July 15, 1987) was an American jazz singer and lyricist. Gaines wrote the lyrics for "Take the "A" Train" and "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'", two jazz standards by Billy Strayhorn. The Delta Rhythm Boys moved to Europe in the 1950s. Gaines had lived in Finland for a year at the time of his death from cancer in 1987 and he is buried in Maunulan uurnalehto, an urn cemetery at Helsinki (section 39, lot 109). Gaines was married to Muriel Gaines, a calypso singer and former Cotton Club dancer. (en)
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