Henri René
Henri René was an American musician, producer, and conductor who was born as
Harold Manfred Kirchstein in 1906. He studied at the Royal Berlin Academy of
Music and performed with various orchestras in the United States during the
mid-1920s. René was appointed musical director for RCA Victor in 1936 and
established his own orchestra in 1941. He was responsible for the original
recording of “Beer Barrel Polka” and achieved commercial success with the tracks
“Cuckoo Waltz” and “Waltzing on the Kalamazoo”. His recordings include the
studio albums Music for Bachelors (1955), Music for...
