 Les moved to Texas and performed with The Les Elgart Orchestra until his death in 1995.Elgart's biggest exposure came in 1982, with the smash success of a recording titled "Hooked on Swing".The instrumental was a medley of swing jazz hits - "In the Mood", "Cherokee", "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree", "American Patrol", "Sing, Sing, Sing", "Don't Be That Way", "Little Brown Jug", "Opus #1", "Take the A Train", "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart" and "A String of Pearls" - that became so popular it even cracked the US Billboard Pop Singles chart (at No.