Jimmy Bryant ( singer ) - Wikipedia Jimmy Bryant ( singer ) For the guitarist, see Jimmy Bryant. James Howard Bryant ( born June 2, 1929 ) is a singer, arranger and composer. He is most well known for providing the singing voice of Tony ( played onscreen by Richard Beymer ) in the 1961 film musical West Side Story. While he received no screen credit, he states that Beymer was `` a nice guy, and every time he did an interview he would mention my name. '' He also sang for James Fox in the 1967 film musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, and sang in `` The Telephone Hour '' number in Bye Bye Birdie. He also sang in the group that performed the theme song of the TV series Batman. Bryant was born in Birmingham, Alabama and grew up in Tarrant, Alabama. He attended Birmingham Southern College and the Birmingham Conservatory of Music before receiving a Scholarship in Composition at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He then moved to New York City in 1953 where he worked as a background singer. He later moved to Los Angeles and played bass in the house band at Puccini 's, a Beverly Hills restaurant owned by Frank Sinatra. His work as an orchestrator includes the movies Not with My Wife, You Do n't !, Penelope and the TV series Lost in Space. He also composed music heard at Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland. Bryant also scored the music for numerous radio and television commercials for clients such as Lone Star beer, Tecate, Chrysler Imports, and Toyota Motor Cars. He was a friend of Jimmy Bryant, the famous guitar player, with whom he is often confused. References ^ Jump up to : `` Jimmy Bryant ''. Alabama Music Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2008 - 12 - 07. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 11. Citing Carlton, Bob ( 2002 - 07 - 12 ). `` State native was ' ghost singer ' in ' West Side Story ' ''. Birmingham News. access - date = requires url = ( help ) External links Jimmy Bryant on IMDb VIAF : 120741274 ISNI : 0000 0000 7950 4981 MusicBrainz : 4a7c5179 - fb03 - 4bdb - a730 - d851af753762 This article on a United States composer born in the 20th century is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This article about a United States singer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_Bryant_(singer)&oldid=798687861 '' Categories : 1929 births Living people American film score composers Male film score composers American male singers American singers Musicians from Birmingham, Alabama American composer, 20th - century birth stubs American singer stubs Hidden categories : Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 3 September 2017, at 07 : 46. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings for tony in west side story
Answer: James Howard Bryant