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Gus Arnheim (September 4, 1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – January 19, 1955 in Los Angeles, California) was a pianist and an early popular band leader. He is noted for writing several songs with his first hit being "I Cried for You" from 1923. He was most popular in the 1920s and 1930s. He also had a few small acting roles.
Arnheim's first recorded for OKeh in 1928-1929, when he signed with Victor in 1929 and stayed through 1933. He signed with Brunswick and recorded through 1937. In 1928-31, Arnheim had an extended engagement at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles. In 1930, when Paul Whiteman finished filming The King of Jazz for Universal, The Rhythm Boys vocal trio, consisting of Bing Crosby, Harry Barris and Al Rinker decided to stay in California and they signed up with Arnheim's band. While the Rhythm Boys only recorded one song with Arnheim, "Them There Eyes" (which also happened to be The Rhythm Boys final recording), Arnheim's Orchestra backed Crosby on a number of songs released by Victor Records in 1931. These popular records, coupled with Arnheim's radio broadcasts featuring Crosby's solo vocals, were a key element to the beginning of Crosby's popularity as a crooner.
Cocoanut Grove (or Coconut Grove) may refer to:
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby, Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark warm bass-baritone voice made him the best-selling recording artist of the 20th century, having sold over one billion records, tapes, compact discs and digital downloads around the world.
The first multimedia star, from 1931 to 1954 Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses. His early career coincided with technical recording innovations such as the microphone. This allowed him to develop a laid-back, intimate singing style that influenced many of the popular male singers who followed him, including Perry Como,Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin. Yank magazine recognized Crosby as the person who had done the most for American G.I. morale during World War II and, during his peak years, around 1948, American polls declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. Also in 1948, the Music Digest estimated that Crosby recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music.
Frederick Martin "Fred" MacMurray (August 30, 1908 – November 5, 1991) was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 movies and a successful television series during a career that spanned nearly a half-century, from 1930 to the 1970s.
MacMurray is well known for his role in the 1944 film noir Double Indemnity directed by Billy Wilder, in which he starred with Barbara Stanwyck. Later in his career, he became better known worldwide as Steve Douglas, the widowed patriarch on My Three Sons, which ran on ABC from 1960–1965 and then on CBS from 1965–1972.
MacMurray was born in Kankakee, Illinois, the son of Maleta (Martin) and Frederick MacMurray, both natives of Wisconsin. His aunt was vaudeville performer and actress Fay Holderness. When MacMurray was two years old the family moved to Madison, Wisconsin, and later settled in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, where his mother had been born in 1880. He briefly attended school in Quincy, Illinois. He earned a full scholarship to attend Carroll College (now Carroll University), in Waukesha, Wisconsin. While there, MacMurray participated in numerous local bands, playing the saxophone. He did not graduate from the school.
Actors: Robert O. Crandall (editor), Sheldon Leonard (actor), Ralph Morgan (actor), Emmett Vogan (actor), William Nigh (director), Johnny Downs (actor), Cliff Nazarro (actor), Dave Fleischer (actor), Dewey Robinson (actor), Dick Purcell (actor), Bess Flowers (actress), Eddie Bartell (actor), Rosemary Lane (actress), Jimmy Hollywood (actor), Eddie Le Baron (actor),
Plot: A newspaper columnist and host of his own national network radio program, interviewing more film personalities on his show than any other commentator, is searching for a story for a Sunday column carried by newspaper from coast to coast. Hanging out in Hollywood's famed Trocadero restaurant and night-spot, he gets his story when "Troc" owner and band-leader Eddie LeBaron, relates to him the sage of the famed screenland nitery. And hears plenty of music furnished by four of the top name-bands in the land, including that of Bob Chester, who formed his own swing band in 1935 after being top saxophonist with the bands of Ben Pollack and Ben Bernie. Singer Ida James and the Chester band led off with "Shoo Shoo Baby" in their screen debut.
Keywords: 1930s, 1940s, actor-shares-first-and-last-name-with-character, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, actor-shares-last-name-with-character, actress-shares-first-and-last-name-with-character, actress-shares-first-name-with-character, actress-shares-last-name-with-character, announcer, b-movieRomantic radio version of Sweet and Lovely, with intimate glimpses of your favorite Talkie Stars at play in Hollywood's famous Cocoanut Grove! Coupled with a snappy foxtrot, hear the captivating sounds of Gus Arnheim's band from 1931, as Hollywood steps out ! Try to guess as many stars as you can! To make it a fun game, dont read the Spoilers next till after you watch! Stars in order are: Robert Montgomery Richard Barthelmess Clark Gable Miriam Hopkins George Raft Kay Frances William Powell Norma Shearer Ivan Lebedeff Jean Harlow May Robson Gene Raymond Bette Davis Andy Devine Mary Pickford John Mack Brown Mae Marsh Chester Morris Mary Brian Jack Oakie Richard Cromwell Gary Cooper Nancy Carroll Lew Ayres Greta Garbo Sally Blaine Olive Borden Barbara Stanwyk James Cagney Ann Dvorak ...
Gus Arnheim's famous West Coast Orchestra, including trumpeters Roy Fox and Ray Lopez (who takes the solo), violinist Russ Columbo, trombonist Norman Taylor and clarinetist Jimmy Grier with an inspired rendering of Nick La Rocca's "Tiger Rag".
Gus Arnheim (Sept.4,1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Jan.19,1955 in Los Angeles, California) was an early popular band leader. He is noted for writing several songs with his first hit being "I Cried for You" from 1923. He was most popular in the 1920s and 1930s. He also had a few small acting roles. In 1930-31, Arnheim had an extended engagement at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles. When Paul Whiteman finished filming The King of Jazz for Universal, The Rhythm Boys vocal trio, consisting of Bing Crosby, Harry Barris and Al Rinker decided to stay in California and they signed up with Arnheim's band. While the Rhythm Boys only recorded one song with Arnheim, "Them There Eyes", which also happened to be The Rhythm Boys final recording, Arnheim's Orchestra backed Crosby on a number of son...
Lively number sung by the post-Crosby-Rinker-Barris Rhythm Boys and released on the flipside of the also-posted ballad "Love In The Moonlight (For Me)." CD audio, originally issued on 78rpm: Victor 24235 - Suzanne (Heyman-Hoffman-Goodhart) by Gus Arnheim & his Orchestra, vocal by The Three Rhythm Boys, recorded in Hollywood February 2, 1933 (label scan courtesy of The Rick Colom Collection) MusicProf78 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Musicprof78/689903871053047
Bing was really on his way up! By the time of this early March session, the Arnheim-Crosby “I Surrender Dear” (recorded several weeks earlier) was already on the market and beginning to cause a bit of a sensation. Then sometime in May, Bing left Arnheim and California to star in his own radio program for CBS in New York. Also soon departing the Arnheim band to concentrate on his acting career would be reed player and occasional vocalist Fred MacMurray. CD audio, originally issued on 78rpm: Victor 22700 - One More Time (DeSylva-Brown-Henderson) by Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra, vocal by Bing Crosby, recorded in Hollywood March 2, 1931 (label scan courtesy of The Rick Colom Collection) TIP: Click this link to browse through all 69 videos of the 1931 HITS ARCHIVE collection,...
Fred is well-known as an actor, but here he is early in his career singing with a dance band. The song comes from the movie, "Paramount on Parade" in which it was sung by Maurice Chevalier. B-side of "Dancing to Save Your Sole", another song from the movie. Recorded March 30, 1930. Written by Leo Robin and Richard Whiting.
This and the previously-posted flipside “Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?” were Johnny Mercer-Richard Whiting titles written for the Dick Powell collegiate musical “Varsity Show” (Warner Bros.). Charlie Spivak (t) and Stan Kenton (p) were present for this final track to be recorded and issued commercially by the Arnheim band. Disc courtesy of The Rick Colom Collection, digitally processed from the original 78rpm: Brunswick 7937 - On With The Dance (Mercer-Whiting) by Gus Arnheim & his Orchestra, vocal by Jimmy Farrell, recorded in NYC July 22, 1937 Check out the daily music posts on my Facebook group: 1950s HITS--EVERY DAY! https://www.facebook.com/groups/824194430969202/ MusicProf78 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Musicprof78/689903871053047
The Gus Arnheim Orchestra with the Rhythm Boys.
Russ Columbo with Gus Arnheim - 3 tunes including "Hold that Tiger"
Original 78rpm courtesy of the Rick Colom Collection; and listen here for the flip side, “If You Don't Want To Be Sweethearts (I Don’t Want To Be Friends)” https://youtu.be/2VfOIMgmKoM Digitally processed from 78rpm: Victor 24234 - Love Is A Dream (Lewis-Kisco) by Gus Arnheim & his Orchestra, vocal by Bud Struck, recorded in Hollywood February 2, 1933 Check out the daily music posts on my Facebook group: 1950s HITS--EVERY DAY! https://www.facebook.com/groups/824194430969202/ MusicProf78 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Musicprof78/689903871053047