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Jazz
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| Descriptive "tags": |
rock • musical • classic rock • composer • 80s
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| Decades Active: |
1980s
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1990s
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2000s
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Wikipedia
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Biography
Harry Freidman, 19 November 1913, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, d. 16 July 2005, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Originally an impresario in his home town, Barron formed his own band in the mid-30s. With a clear eye on the cash register, he adopted a musical policy that catered for the sweetest levels of popular taste. Heralded by his sugary signature tune, ‘Sometimes I’m Happy’, he became very successful, securing important hotel and dancehall circuit bookings in the late 30s and throughout the 40s. He was also popular on radio, where his own makeshift orchestra was sometimes augmented by jazz guest stars of distinction. Singer Tommy Ryan fronted the band while Barron served in the US Forces during World War II, and when he returned, Barron had popular record successes with ‘Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba’, ‘You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love)’, ‘Cruising Down The River’ (winner of the UK Hammersmith Palais Song Contest, and a US...
Read the Full Biography of Blue Barron And His Orchestra
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