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Born on September 8, 1942 in Mineola, New York. In his youth, Dennis served as a concert church organist at St. Paul’s Methodist Church in New York for over 12 years. When he was 16 he began his Broadway career by becoming the musical director for America’s premier road show producers, the Parris Touring Company. He conducted “The King and I”, “Carousel”, “Paint your Wagon”, “The Sound of Music”, “Gypsy”, “Bye, Bye,Birdie”, and “The Music Man”, During the 50s and 60s, he played with five famous Big Bands: Guy Lombardo, Sammy Kaye, Lester Lanin, Bob Crosby and the Bobcats, and Clyde McCoy. He served as musical director for five years on New York City radio station WFYI's largest, live weekly show, “The Ray Heatherton Breakfast Club.” At age twenty-two, Dennis returned to the concert stage and he continues to travel throughout the world, playing, entertaining and winning critics praises everywhere.
His extensive TV experience ranges from appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show”, “The Today Show”, and “The Tonight Show”. He provided organ music for soap operas such as “Young Doctor Malone,” “From These Roots," and “Dark Shadows,” as well as games shows such as “Beat the Clock” and “Who Do You... Read More ... Trust?,”.and has innumerable national television commercial credits to his name.
Dennis has delighted Las Vegas audiences with his dazzling showmanship at the MGM Grand, Caesar’s Palace, The Showboat Hotel, The Imperial Palace Hotel and the Sahara Hotel. This musical dynamo was voted “Entertainer of the Year” by the readers of Keyboard World Magazine for two years in a row, and is still much in demand.
He has performed over 7,000 full concerts throughout the world from Canada to Great Britain, Indonesia to South Africa.
Along with his musical talents, he possesses the ultimate gift of comedy, and has opened for and shared the stage with many famous stars including Connie Francis, The Inkspots, Bob Crosby and his Bobcats, Red Skelton, Debbie Reynolds, Pat Boone, Roy, Clarke, etc.
As of 2020, Dennis continues to maintain a busy schedule as a performer and keyboard instructor.
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