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Article: Ralph Young, big band singing legend, dies
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- August 27, 2008
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Ralph Young, half of the Sandler and Young singing duo and a legend of the big band era, died Friday. He was 90.
Young died at his home in Palm Springs after a brief illness, his wife said.
Young, who was born in the New York City borough of the Bronx in 1918, sang with Les Brown's Band of Reknown and formed his own band when he served stateside in the Army during World War II.
The European charm of the Belgian-born Tony Sandler complemented Young's down-to-earth Bronx humor. Their baritone voices blended well, with Sandler singing songs in their original language while Young sang along with an English ...