Hyde was born in Hamburg, Germany, on February 17, 1898.[1][2] His family emigrated to the U.S in April 1898.[1] He was tutored by a professional violinist.[2]
He founded his own dance band, the Romance of Rhythm Orchestra, and played with them locally in New York City (1919–22) and throughout North America (1922–23).[1] After World War I, Hyde visited Germany and entertained U.S. military personnel in the then-occupied Rhineland.[2] The Romance of Rhythm Orchestra first recorded in 1923, and when touring Germany in 1924, they released material on Deutsche Grammophon.[1] Among Hyde's soloists for these recordings are Howard McFarlane, pianist Walker O'Neill, and saxophonist Eddie Grosso.[1] He recorded as a leader with a different band in 1924-25, also in Germany; Gene Sedric plays on some of these recordings.[1]
Hyde met Michael Danzi in New York and Danzi joined Hyde's newly-formed Alex Hyde Orchestra.[3]
Upon his return to the U.S., he ran his own talent agency, composed music for military bands in the Air Force, and did work in the studios in Hollywood.[1] He also co-managed an insurance company with his brothers.[2] One of his brothers was talent agent Johnny Hyde.
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