Les Brown
Les Brown (
March 14, 
1912 - 
January 24, 
2001) and his 
Band of Renown were a 
big band from the 
1940s which continued from the big band era into the 
1950s. One of the major distinctions of the Brown band was that it brought 
Doris Day into prominence with her recording with the band of 
Sentimental Journey in 
1945.