Arthur Lyman Musical artist

Arthur Lyman (February 2, 1932 – February 24, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His group popularized a style of faux-Polynesian music during the 1950s and 1960s which later became known as exotica. His albums became favorite stereo-effect demonstration discs during the early days of the stereophonic LP album for their elaborate and colorful percussion, deep bass and 3-dimensional recording soundstage. Lyman was known as "the King of Lounge music."

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 02, 1932
Birth place
Hawaii , Kauai
Date of deathFebruary 24, 2002
Place of death
Hawaii , Honolulu

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Musical artist

Career started1948
Career ended2002
associated musical artist
Martin Denny
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Exotica
instrument
Percussion instrument
Marimba
Xylophone

Arthur Lyman on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.spaceagepop.com/lyman.htm