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Brown and the Band were also the house band for The Steve Allen Show ( 1959 – 1961 ) and the Dean Martin Variety Show ( 1965 – 1972 ).

Brown and the band performed with virtually every major performer of their time, including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Nat " King " Cole.

The annual Les Brown Big Band Festival, started March 2006 in Les ' hometown, features area big bands preserving the songs of the big band era.

At the 2012 festival celebrating the 100th birthday anniversary, the town of Reinerton renamed the street near Les ' birthplace to Les Brown Lane.