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Posted in MUSIC on Jan 04, 2009 at 8:31 PM

BIRTHDAYS

1918 Norman "Buddy" Baker, Composer/Director/trombone/
euphonium/arranger, d. July 26, 2002, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A. (Natural causes) If you
enjoyed Stan Kenton's orchestra playhing, "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine",
then you enjoyed Buddy's work. He wrote arrangements for the Eddie Cantor, Bob Hope
and Jack Benny radio shows. Later, he was a musical director for over 200 Walt Disney TV
shows and movies. Among the movies for which he wrote music areToby Tyler, The Apple
Dumpling Gang, and The Shaggy D.A.
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1919 Roger Bell
Trumpet/cornet/clarinet/drums/vocals/Washboard/Composer/Bandleader
b. Melbourne, Australia.
Roger is the brother of pianist Graeme Bell.

1916 Bulee "Slim" Gaillard, vocals/guitar/piano
b. (probably born this date in) Detroit, MI, USA
d. Feb. 26, 1991 (cancer).
(NOTE: Some sources list January 1, as
his birth date. Gaillard sometimes claimed he was born in Santa Clara, Cuba, instead of
Detroit, MI.

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Slim
Gaillard Biography
www.pocreations.com/slimbio1.htmlMacVooty Radio
www.pocreations.com/slim.html

1903 Carroll Gibbons, Leader/piano/conductor
b. Clinton, MA, USA
d. May 10,
1954, London, UK
Biography
by Greg Prato
Pianist and bandleader Carroll Gibbons was born in Clinton, MA, sometime during 1903, and it wasn't until he relocated to England in 1924 that he found acclaim for his
musical talents. While playing piano at the Savoy Hotel, Gibbons helped form the Savoy
Orpheans , a jazz outfit that included such other American players as Howard Jacobs on
alto sax and Joe Brannelly on banjo. The group went their separate ways by 1928, as
Gibbons focused on bandleading, including the New Mayfair Dance Orchestra . After a
brief return to his original homeland, Gibbons departed for England once more in 1931,
where he re-formed the Savoy Orpheans and led them until his death in May of 1954. The
late '90s/early 21st century saw the release of several Gibbons collections, including
1998's Oh That Kiss: 1932-1945 , 2000's Calls the Tunes , and 2001's Broadway Rhythms,
Vol. 2 .
Mr. Lucky Info:

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1904 Sydney Lipton, Violin
b. London, England, d. 1995
[ Sydney Lipton Orch ], (30's)
b. 4 January, 1904, London, d. 19 July 1995, Florida, USA
nfo.net/brit/
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Overview:
Sydney Lipton led one of the most polished of the British Dance Bands, responsible
for the most elegant of dance music. He was highly regarded by his musicians and well
liked by those who came into contact with him. Although he was best known for sweeter
sounds, his orchestra also tackled, with honors, fairly adventurous material such as
Raymond Scott's "DINNER MUSIC FOR A PACK OF HUNGRY CANNIBALS" and
"RECKLESS NIGHT ON BOARD AN OCEAN LINER" (Decca F.6785), in the late
1930's when his band was at it's most star-studded. In 1984 an LP compilation of rare
private recordings of various British bands included Sydney Lipton's Orchestra playing
Jimmy Mundy's "JAM SESSION" (rec.1937). This compilation- "The Dance
Band Years-The 1930's" was brought out on CD in 1992 (Saville CDSVL 168). Some
of the sidemen who played with him over the years include; Max Abrams; Archie Craig;
George Evans; Max Goldberg; Harry Hayes; Ted Heath, and Billy Munn.

Sydney Lipton was a classically-trained violinist whose first professional job was
with the Murray Hedges Band at Edinburgh Palais. However, most of his career as a band
musician was spent with Billy Cotton's Band from 1925 to 1931 and Sydney's distinctive
violin can be heard on this band's recordings as well as on a few Ambrose sides of 1927.
Tired of touring around theaters and ballrooms all over the UK, Sydney left the Cotton
band and soon after formed his first dance band at the Royal Palace Hotel in London's
Kensington. In the middle of 1932 he took his band into the Grosvenor House Hotel in
Park Lane where he was resident until 1967, apart from a break of five years between 1941
and 1946 when he joined the Royal Artillery and the Royal Signals serving as an officer and
then captain. Sydney Lipton's Orchestra became part of the fixtures and fittings of the
Grosvenor House over a remarkable four decades.

Syd Lipton's Grosvenor House Band first recorded for Zonophone in July 1932 and
his early recordings are vigorously rhythmic. He also recorded on Sterno Records under
the pseudonym of "Sydney Raymond and his Commanders", but these
performances were not as polished as those issued under his own name. When his
Zonophone/Regal Zonophone contract came to an end at the beginning of 1933 he
continued with Sterno, recording under his own name and produced a large number of
sides until he transferred to the Decca label in 1935. By this time the emphasis was on
melody but with Decca he made surprisingly few records between '35 and 1938 although
he was broadcasting regularly and many maintain that it was his finest Orchestra with such
top musicians as Max Goldberg(trumpet), Ted Heath(trombone), George Evans(tenor sax
and arranger), Harry Hayes (clarinet and alto sax) and Billy Munn (pianist and arranger).
The legendary Al Bowlly recorded four titles with the band on January 13th,1938. From
1939 until the end of 1940 the Lipton Orchestra appeared regularly on Columbia records,
by which time Sydney's daughter Celia had joined the band.

The story goes that Celia had successfully auditioned for Jack Harris, another
bandleader of renown, and when her father found out he said that if she wanted to be a
singer then it had better be with his band. Celia made some excellent recordings with her
father, notably "BOOM!" (Col.FB.2349) and "GET INTO THE SPIRIT OF
SPRING" (Col.FB.2432) amongst many others. Celia also recorded with the bands of
Lew Stone and Jack Hylton and later made a successful career for herself in theatre, both in
London and Broadway. In more recent times, resident for many years in the United States,
she has recorded and produced her own LPs and CDs showing that her voice is as fine as
ever.

After the war, Sydney recorded for Decca and made some stereo LPs as late as 1959,
with some recordings made live at Grosvenor House.

Sydney Lipton's Band made its first BBC broadcast on 17th July 1933 and became a
regular broadcaster thereon. An excerpt from Sydney's live late night BBC broadcast of
24th August, 1936 exists and although this rare recording from air is in poor condition,
Sydney himself is heard giving the closing announcement- "You have been listening
to Sydney Lipton and the Grosvenor House Band broadcasting to you from Grosvenor
House, London. This tune is "THERE'S A RAINBOW ROUND MY SHOULDER" and I
think in conclusion we'll have time for "BROADWAY MELODY". We all join in
hoping you've enjoyed the programme. Goodnight everybody, goodnight". This
historic piece fades out on "AU REVOIR (BUT NOT GOODBYE)" - a popular hit of
1936 - with Billy Munn's piano well to the fore. In the later 1930's, his band was featured
on the continental commercial radio stations on programmes sponsored by Crosse and
Blackwell. During his bandleading career, Sydney used three signature tunes: "I'LL
SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS" (1933-1935); "JUST DANCE AND LEAVE THE MUSIC TO
ME" (1936-1941) and his own composition "SWEET HARMONY" (1946
-1967). This latter title is a perfect description of Sydney Lipton's music.
(These notes on Sidney Lipton kindly supplied by Mr Peter Wallace.)

1907 Joe Marsala, clarinet/leader
b. Chicago, IL, USA d. Feb. 3, 1978, Santa
Barbara, CA, USA.

1916 Lionel Newman, arranger/composer
d. 1989
Biography
by Hal Erickson
While still a teenager, Connecticut-born musician Lionel Newman secured a
conductor's job with the Los Angeles-based Earl Carroll's Vanities . For several years
thereafter, he was the accompanist for Mae West. Hired as rehearsal pianist at 20th
Century-Fox in 1943, Newman spent the next four decades at that studio, working in such
capacities as conductor, composer, arranger and musical supervisor. The recipient of
eleven Oscar nominations, Newman was finally honored with the gold statuette for his
scoring of 1969's Hello Dolly . His last screen assignment was 1984's Unfaithfully Yours , a
remake of one of the few Fox films of the 1940s that he didn't work on. Lionel Newman
was the brother of composer Alfred Newman and the uncle of musician Randy Newman.

1906 Frankie Newton, Trumpet
b. Emory, VA, USA.
d. March 11, 1954
Biography
by Scott Yanow
Trumpeter Frankie Newton, whose mellow and thoughtful style sometimes seemed
somewhat out of place in the swing era, had a relatively brief but artistically rewarding
career. He had stints with Lloyd Scott (1927-1929), Cecil Scott (1929-1930), Chick
Webb ,Elmer Snowden ,Charlie Johnson , and Sam Wooding , and appeared on Bessie Smith
's final recording session in 1933. Newton worked with Charlie Barnet 's short-lived
integrated band in 1936 and with Teddy Hill , before briefly becoming closely associated
with bassist John Kirby and his associates. The eventual John Kirby Sextet would have been
the logical place for the trumpeter, but a falling out in 1937 ended up with the younger
Charlie Shavers getting the spot in the commercially successful group. Newton instead
played for Mezz Mezzrow and Lucky Millinder , led a few record dates (including
participating in a set for Hugues Panassie ), and worked at Cafe Society, accompanying
Billie Holiday on several of her records (most notably "Strange Fruit"). As the
1940s progressed, Newton became less interested in music and gradually faded from the
scene, painting more than playing, dying a forgotten and under-utilized talent.

1923 Tito Rodriguez, vocals/leader
b. San Juan, Puerto Rico, d. 1973. Came to New
York city in 1939. First snag with his brother Johnny Rodriguez's orch, and subsequently
with other bands including Xavier Cugat, Enric Madriguera, Noro Morales, and José
Curbelo. His 1963 recording of "Inolvidable" (in Argentina) sold over a million
copies throughout Latin America.
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Bio:
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1913 Playboy Venson, drums/harmonica, b. Belzoni, MS, USA.

Notable Events on this date include:

1928.
NBC Radio network debuted one of radio's first variety shows, 'The Dodge
Victory Hour'. starring Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra, singer Al Jolson, and monologist
Will Rogers.

1936.
Billboard magazine publishes first pop music chart (based on national sales).
Jazz violinist Joe Venuti's "Stop! Look! Listen!" was the chart topper.

1950.
RCA Victor records caved-in, and virtually abandoned their 45rpm style disks.
The company announced they would start manufacturing the long-playing (LP)
records,that had been introduced by competitor Columbia Records in 1948.

1980.
"Uncle" Homer Walker, banjo, died in Princeton, W. Va, USA. Age:
81

1992.
Teddy Grace, vocals, died in La Mirada, CA, USA. Age: 86

Songs Recorded/Released this date include:

1921 “Sally – Medley”, (Jerome Kern) Raderman's Jazz Orchestra
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/Songs/
ra...sally.ram

1923 “The Memphis Blues”, (W.C. Handy) - Ted Lewis and his Band
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/songs/
le...a3813.ram

1924 “If You Do - What You Do”, (Turk / Handman / Cantor) - The Georgians
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/Songs/
ge...YouDo.ram

1924 “O Gee, Georgie!”, Vocal Refrain by Eddie Cantor - The Georgians
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/Songs/
ge...orgie.ram

1924 “I'm Somebody Nobody Loves”, - Waring's Pennsylvanians
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/waringspa.html

1924 “Young And Healthy”, (Warren / Dubin)”, - Waring's Pennsylvanians
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/Songs/
wa...althy.ram

1926 “Do Right Blues”, - Louise Vant accompanied by Perry Bradford's Mean Four
LISTEN:

1926 “I'm Tired Of Everything But You”, (Isham Jones), -Louise Vant accompanied by
Perry Bradford's Mean Four
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/songs/
va...thing.ram

1926 “I Wouldn't Be Where I Am If You Hadn't Gone Away”, - Louise Vant
accompanied by Perry Bradford's Mean Four
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/songs/
va...where.ram

1926 “Dinah”, (Sam M. Lewis / Joe Young / Harry Akst) - John Sylvester and his
Orchestra
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/songs/
wi...dinah.ram

1927 “Sweet Mistreater”, (Henry Creamer / James P. Johnson ) -Bessie Smith
LISTEN: Red Hot Jazz lists this as Bessie Smith…IS IT??)
www.redhotjazz.com/songs/
be...eater.ram

1927 “After You've Gone”, (Henry Creamer / J. Turner Layton) -Charleston Chasers
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/songs/
ch...egone.ram

1927 “Someday Sweetheart”, (Benjamin Spikes / John Spikes / Jelly Roll Morton ) -
Charleston Chasers
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/songs/
ni...heart.ram

1927 “Boneyard Shuffle”, - (Hoagy Carmichael /Irving Mills )- Arkansas Travelers
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/Songs/
ar...eyard.ram

1927 “That's No Bargin”, (Red Nichols)-Arkansas Travelers
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/Songs/
ar...argin.ram

1927 “(You Know - I Know) Everything's Made For Love”, (Tom Stacks vocal) - Harry
Reser and his Orchestra
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/Songs/
re...ovejp.ram

1928 “If You Can't Control Your Man”, - Lizzie Miles
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/songs/
mi...ucant.ram

1928 “Lonesome Ghost Blues”, (Andy Razaf, - Lizzie Miles
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/songs/
mi...blues.ram

1928 “Ramona”, (Theme Song of the motion Picture production
"Ramona") (L. Wolfe Gilbert / Mabel Wayne) - Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/songs/
wh...amona.ram

1929 “Got Butter On It”, (Ikey Robinson) - Ikey Robinson and his Band
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/Songs/
ro...ronit.ram

1930 “I'm Following You”, "It's A Great Life"
(Dreyer / McDonald) - Arthur Schutt and his Orchestra
LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/songs/
sc...ngyou.ram

1945 Rum And Coca-Cola, - Andrews Sisters

LYRICS:

Young and Healthy (From 42nd Street)
~(Warren / Dubin)

I know a bundle of humanity,
She's about so high;
I'm nearly driven to insanity,
When she passes by.
She's a sunny little honey,
But oh so hard to kiss;
I'll try to overcome her vanity,
And then I'll tell her this:

I'm young and healthy,
And you've got charms;
It would really be a sin
Not to have you in my arms.
I'm young and healthy,
And so are you;
When the moon is in the sky
Tell me what am I to do?

If I could hate "yuh,"
I'd keep away;
That ain't my nature,
I'm full of vitamin "A," say!

I'm young and healthy,
And you've got charms;
It would really be a sin
Not to have you in my arms.
I'm young and healthy,
And so are you;
When the moon is in the sky
Tell me what am I to do?

If I could hate "yuh,"
I'd keep away;
That ain't my nature,
I'm full of vitamin "A," say!

I'm young and healthy,
So let's be bold;
In a year or two or three,
Maybe we will be
Too old.

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