1923 Ben Bernie - Swingin Down The Lane
"SWINGING DOWN THE LANE"
Ben Bernie and His Orchestra
composed by Isham Jones and Gus Kahn
Recorded February 1923
Vocalion 14537
Personnel:
Donald Bryan and unknown - trumpet
E. M. Caffrey - trombone
unknown - reeds
Ben Bernie - leader, violin
J. Kenn Sisson - piano, arranger
Paul Nito - banjo
Harry Henson - tuba
Sam Fink - drums
Ben Bernie was the first to record this popular tune. Isham Jones, the composer did not record it until three months later, in May of 1923.
Born in 1891, Ben Bernie was a popular bandleader in the 1920s and 1930s. He attended New York College of Music, City College of New York and Columbia School of Mines. Before 1920, he played vaudeville as a monologist-violinist. In 1922 Bernie formed a dance band beginning a 20 career as bandleader. By the mid 1920s his band had achieved popularity and was recording and playing on the radio. In 1928, Bernie had a role in Broadway musical "Here's How." By the early 1930s the band developed into an excellent outfit, sweet-styled but sometimes semi-hot. He had his own radio broadcast and was known for his deep, soothing voice and humourous remarks. He dubbed himself "The Old Maestro" and referred to the band as "Ben Bernie and All the Lads." The band appeared in movies throughout the 1930s. The public and music world was saddened by his death in 1943.
Ben Bernie and His Orchestra
composed by Isham Jones and Gus Kahn
Recorded February 1923
Vocalion 14537
Personnel:
Donald Bryan and unknown - trumpet
E. M. Caffrey - trombone
unknown - reeds
Ben Bernie - leader, violin
J. Kenn Sisson - piano, arranger
Paul Nito - banjo
Harry Henson - tuba
Sam Fink - drums
Ben Bernie was the first to record this popular tune. Isham Jones, the composer did not record it until three months later, in May of 1923.
Born in 1891, Ben Bernie was a popular bandleader in the 1920s and 1930s. He attended New York College of Music, City College of New York and Columbia School of Mines. Before 1920, he played vaudeville as a monologist-violinist. In 1922 Bernie formed a dance band beginning a 20 career as bandleader. By the mid 1920s his band had achieved popularity and was recording and playing on the radio. In 1928, Bernie had a role in Broadway musical "Here's How." By the early 1930s the band developed into an excellent outfit, sweet-styled but sometimes semi-hot. He had his own radio broadcast and was known for his deep, soothing voice and humourous remarks. He dubbed himself "The Old Maestro" and referred to the band as "Ben Bernie and All the Lads." The band appeared in movies throughout the 1930s. The public and music world was saddened by his death in 1943.
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