- Welcome to the Website of Singer,
- Arranger, and Composer - Alan Copeland
Who is Alan Copeland?
Alan started his career early on, as one of the Choir Boys in the famous Robert Mitchell Boy Choir, and performed in several movies such as "Going My Way", "Yankee Doodle Dandy", "Hunchback of Notre Dame", and "Meet John Doe".
From 1948 to 1952 he joined "The Modernaires" and was on Bob Crosby's Radio Show five nights a week, along with the Andrews Sisters, Dick Haymes, and Jerry Gray's Orchestra.
In 1952 through 1956 he was a regular on "The Bob Crosby TV Show" five days a week for five years.
From 1957 to 1960 he joined the "Your Hit Parade" TV Show in New York.
Then from 1965-69 he signed with the Modernaires for "The Red Skelton TV Show" and won a Grammy in 1968 with the "Alan Copeland Singers" for Mission Impossible-Norwegian Wood.
Known for his vocal arranging, Alan has written charts for Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme and was the choral director for Bing Crosby's Christmas TV Shows for over two decades.
Since 1995, Alan has rejoined the Modernaires and still performs on a part-time basis with them.
Update on Alan
- Alan's Book, the brand new autobiography
- "Jukebox Saturday Nights"
- is now available!!
- Click on the Book Cover to pick it up online!
- Here's Alan's indepth interview with Jazz Connection Magazines' Stephen Fratallone, entitled
- from the Oct.- Nov. 2005 issue.
- Quite a bit of detail here from the biographical
- beginnings of Alan's prolific career.
- This Memorial Day - (Saturday May 28th, 2005), Alan joined the
- The Modernaires with Paula Kelly Jr. headlining in front of a near-sellout audience at the Paradise Performing Arts Center for their "Jukebox Saturday Night" annual extravaganza.
Click Here for a terrific article by Jazz Connection Magazines' Stephen Fratallone including Photo's from this classic evening to remember.
In 2001, Alan went into the old Capitol Records building with Peter Marshall (of Hollywood Squares fame), to record 3 tracks for Peter's new CD entitled "Boy Singer". Alan arranged and conducted a 46 piece band, while Peter's vocal stylings take us back to the crooning of the big-band era.
- Listen to Alan's 1968 Grammy Award-Winning Hit
- Mission Impossible / Norwegian Wood
- Just Click HERE for this Windows Media Audio File!
- Alan's 8" x 10" Glossy:
- Click above for a classic promo photo during his 50's "Your Hit Parade" period.
- Alan in the "Glenn Miller Story":
- Click above for a Photo of Frances Langford and the Modernaires from the Movie "The Glenn Miller Story".
- The Modernaires "Now & Then" Biography
- This page gives the history and background of The Mod's, yesterday and today.
- Alan Copeland Today:
- Click above to view a recent photograph of Alan.
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"Alan Copeland - On The Internet"
