Biography and work for ben bernie orchestra, listen to classical music and albums or compositions by ben bernie orchestra online. Ben bernie guest sophie tucker ben bernie variety old. Ben bernie and his orchestra 1930 tcm presents six vitaphoneshorts, all premieres for thenetwork, including the comedyteam of brennan andbutler in you dont know thehalf of it 1929 and benbernie and his orchestra1930. Ben bernie, conductor jo trent, lyricist, mainartist joe hoover, composer ben bernies hotel roosevelt orchestra, orchestra c 2020 jube pops p 2020 jube pops 2.
Ben bernie guest jackie heller ben bernie variety old. Best recordings ben bernie and his orchestra by ben bernie on. Since 1967, bernies orchestra is a crowd pleasing, fun, energetic and professional germanamerican band. Check out ben bernie and his orchestra on amazon music. Not to mention destinations like chicago, washington dc, florida, or wherever we are called. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from ben bernie orchestra at the discogs marketplace. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from ben bernie and his hotel roosevelt orchestra at the discogs marketplace. May 30, 20 in 23, he formed ben bernie and all the lads, which had a standing gig at the roosevelt hotel for the next six years. He was a successful bandleader, and his radio variety show in the 30s was a top 10 hit. This page was last edited on 14 october 2019, at 16. B en bernie, the bandleader, composer, and radio and movie star, is best known for the bouncy sweet georgia brown, which he cocomposed with maceo pinkard in 1925 kenneth casey wrote the lyrics known as the old maestro, bernie started in vaudeville. Bernie was the cocomposer of this jazz standard, which became the theme song of the harlem globetrotters. Before the 1920s, bernie performed monologues and played the violin in vaudeville, teaming up with phil baker for awhile.
Explore releases from ben bernie orchestra at discogs. Ben bernie may 30, 1891 october 23, 1943, was an american jazz violinist, bandleader. Welcome to bernie s orchestra s home on the internet. Lyrics for i love her by ben bernie and his orchestra. To whom it may concern ben bernie and his orchestra shazam. Ben bernie and his orchestra i love her lyrics musixmatch. He started out in vaudeville but enjoyed greater success as a personable bandleader and the host of his own radio show from 1933 to 1937, amusing audiences with his trademark lingo and his opening, yowsah, yowsah. Aug 01, 2014 jack pettis was a saxophonist for the new orleans rhythm kings and later led his own orchestra.
Ben bernie leader discography of american historical. Lyrics for somebodys lonely by ben bernie and his orchestra. Ben bernie may 30, 1891 october 23, 1943, was an american jazz violinist, bandleader, and radio personality, often introduced as the old maestro. He was noted for his showmanship and memorable bits of snappy dialogue. He was noted for his showmanship and memorable bits of snappy dialogue, being part of the first generation of stars of american popular music, alongside other artists such as paul whiteman. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Ben bernie composer discography of american historical. He was the first to perform jazz music with black musicians in the famous carnegie hall in 1938. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Ben bernie bernard anzelevitz, may 30, 1891 october 23, 1943 was an american jazz violinist and radio personality, often introduced as the old maestro. In 1922 he organized his own orchestra, becoming within a short time a very popular dance band in the east coast and playing long engagement.
Ben bernie orchestra bio, albums, pictures naxos classical. Media in category ben bernie the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Hit of the week orchestra 1931 june 21 lovable rudy vallee and orchestra 1932 river, stay way from my door erno rapees orchestra 1932.
His vocalion and brunswick records were always listed as ben bernie and his orchestra. Bernies radio show was a fixture on cbs from 1931 until he passed away in 1943. The program is also known as, the pabst blue ribbon show. Ben bernie rosy cheeks 1927 scrappy lambert youtube. A composer sweet georgia brown, author, violinist and conductor, he was educated at the ny college of music, city college of new york, and the columbia school of mines. A musical genius from a very young age, he was the youngest violinist the play carnegie hall at age of thirteen. He was noted for his showmanship and memorable bits of snappy dialogue, being part of the first generation of stars of american popular music, alongside other artists such as paul whiteman a fellow violinist and bandleader, ted lewis and.
In 1925 ben bernie and his orchestra recorded sweet georgia brown. Ben bernie hotel roosevelt orchestra albums, pictures. Ben bernie and his hotel roosevelt orchestra discography. Educated at the new york college of music, city college of new york, and columbia school of mines, he joined his first orchestra in 1922. Both composer and conductor, born in chicago, illinois, the clarinetist shared his musical life between jazz and classical music. Ben bernie was a popular bandleader in the 20s30s and even into the 40s although he never picked up on the swing craze. Born benjamin anselvitz, he began his career in vaudeville.
Lyrics to to whom it may concern by ben bernie and his orchestra. Beginning his vaudeville act while selling violins in a new york department store, he organized his own orchestra in 1922, playing a long engagement at the hotel roosevelt in. Ben bernie, vocal 1926 billing himself as the ol maestro bernie was very prominent on network radio in the 1930s his popularity bolstered in large part by a wellpublicized onair feud with walter winchell. Explore releases from ben bernie and his hotel roosevelt orchestra at discogs. Asturianu deutsch espanol francais nederlands norsk. Jack pettis was a saxophonist for the new orleans rhythm kings and later led his own orchestra. Ben bernie and his orchestra 1929 singin in the bathtub ben bernie and his orchestra 1929 confessin ben bernie and his orchestra 1930. Album is alleen verkrijgbaar via download en streaming media zie bijvoorbeeld shops als. During the 1930s, bernie also had a longrunning feud with columnist walter winchell, leading to the duo costarring in the films wake up and live 1937 and love and hisses 1938.
Ben bernie collection the old maestro was known for his entertaining patter more than his violin playing and a feud with his good friend walter winchell. Musixmatch for spotify and itunes is now available for your computer download now. All recordings by sam lanin and his orchestra except where noted. For his new record, pierre genisson honors the legacy of the one known as the king of swing and his worldwide successes. Songwriter ben bernie was a popular bandleader of the late 20s and 30s who is best known as the composer of sweet georgia brown.
Jackie heller takes over and ben bernie becomes the guest on his own show. For a long time, oscar levant was bernies piano player. Known as the old maestro, bernie started in vaudeville. Lyrics to i love her by ben bernie and his orchestra.
In 1925 ben bernie and his orchestra did the first recording of sweet georgia brown. In 23, he formed ben bernie and all the lads, which had a standing gig at the roosevelt hotel for the next six years. Ben bernie and his orchestra somebodys lonely lyrics. The first tune is, from the top of your head to the tip of your toes. Album swing, a benny goodman story, various composers by. Bernie had acted in a broadway production before this, 1928s heres howe. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from ben bernie and his hotel roosevelt. Welcome to bernies orchestras home on the internet. Lewis harry ben bernie and his orchestra, with frances mccoy hello, baby and pat vitaphone 958 c. Check out best recordings ben bernie and his orchestra by ben bernie on amazon music. Upcoming, new, and past ben bernie movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. Biography and work for ben bernie hotel roosevelt orchestra, listen to classical music and albums or compositions by ben bernie hotel roosevelt orchestra online. And all the time she brings out the full sound of her unique, modified hammond b3 organ, with its rich tonal colours and surging footpedal bass lines. The program is also known as, the pabst blue ribbon program, and originates from the arcadia international restaurant in philadelphia.
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