Korla Pandit (September 16, 1921 – October 2, 1998), born John Roland Redd in St. Louis, Missouri, was a musician, composer, pianist, organist, and television pioneer. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) He was known as "The Godfather Of Exotica". Exotica is a musical genre named after the 1957 Martin Denny album of the same title, popular during the 1950s to mid 1960s typically with the Suburban
Arriving in Los Angeles, California in 1940, John Roland Redd donned a turban and performed under the name Juan Rolando. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Redd married a Disney Studios artist, Beryl June DeBeeson, in 1944, and the two overhauled his image, eventually replacing "Juan Rolando" with "Korla Pandit", and composing a romantic history for him as a baby born in New Delhi, India to a Brahman priest and a French opera singer, who traveled from India via England, finally arriving in the United States. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Brahman ( bráhman-, Nominative bráhma sa ब्रह्म is a concept of Hinduism. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
In 1948 Korla was contracted as music director to create mood music for radio's latest revival of Chandu the Magician. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
At an appearance that same year playing for a furrier's fashion show at Tom Brenaman's Restaurant in Hollywood, Korla and Beryl met television pioneer Klaus Landsberg. Klaus Landsberg (Born in Berlin, July 7, 1916, Died in Los Angeles California, September 16, 1956. Klaus loved Korla's look and offered him his own 15-minute daily television show - which he named Korla Pandit's Adventures In Music - on the Los Angeles station, KTLA, with the stipulation that Korla would also provide musical accompaniment for another television show that starred hand puppets. KTLA, channel 5 is a television station in Los Angeles California. That live show, Time For Beany, was created by Bob Clampett and featured Stan Freberg and Daws Butler as the puppeteers and voices. Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett ( May 8 1913 &mdash May 4 1984) was an American Animator, producer Stanley Victor Freberg (b August 7, 1926, Los Angeles, California) is an American author recording artist Animation Daws Butler ( Charles Dawson Butler; November 16, 1916 – May 18, 1988) was a Voice actor born in Toledo,
Landsberg insisted that Korla not speak on his own Adventures In Music show, but rather just gaze dreamily into the camera and play the Hammond organ and Steinway grand piano, often simultaneously. The Hammond organ is an electric organ which was invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company Korla followed Klaus's directorial and contractual stipulations, and became an overnight star and one of early television's pioneering musical artists.
In the 1970s, when his television popularity waned, Pandit supplemented his income with increased personal appearances at supperclubs, supermarket openings, car agencies, music and department stores, pizza restaurants, lectures, music seminars, private lessons and the theater organ circuit. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He made a cameo appearance in Tim Burton's film, "Ed Wood," in 1994.
He died in Petaluma, California of a myocardial infarction. Petaluma is a city in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply
Two years following his death, it was sensationally revealed in an article by writer and associate editor R. J. Smith of L. A. Magazine that Korla Pandit was actually an African-American who had been born in the United States. Smith won a journalism award for his tabloid-style exposé.
Korla Pandit's audio works number over two dozen albums recorded on 78 and 45 rpm records, LP vinyl albums, and CD labels. A vinyl compound is any Organic compound that contains a vinyl group (also called ethenyl) &minus C[[Hydrogen H]] =CH sub>2 At least one LP is on blue vinyl Fantasy 8075 stereo 33 rpm titled Hypnotique and the back cover lists 8 other Fantasy Records LPs by Korla Pandit.
His visual works were recorded on early music-video presentations by film pioneer Louis D. Snader of Snader Telescriptions (who eventually replaced Pandit with Liberace, jump-starting the pianist's career). Snader Telescriptions, produced for television in 1951 and 1952 were film versions of popular and classical music performances Snader Telescriptions, produced for television in 1951 and 1952 were film versions of popular and classical music performances Wladziu Valentino Liberace He had a twin who died at birth and he was born with a Caul, which in his family as in many societies was taken as a sign of genius and an exceptional
References
- KorlaPandit.com — based on information supplied by Beryl Pandit (Korla Pandit's widow) and family geneologist and attorney David Marshall-Rutledge deClue
- Korla Pandit at IMDB
- Korla Pandit at Allmusic. com
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