One of the most famous bands in the Hoosier state at the time, the Charlie Davis Orchestra gained notoriety in the 1920s at the Indiana Theatre and the Columbia Club and made radio broadcasts on WLW and WFBM where many of their recordings were made. The band had close connections with the Royal Peacocks, the Jean Goldkette orchestra, and Hoagy Carmichael.
The band went toured in the 1920s and 1930s, performing at the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre and the New York Paramount Theatre, sharing billing with Duke Ellington and Rubinoff.[2] When the band played at the Paramount in New York City in 1930, the leader singer was Dick Powell.[3]
With the advent of the Great Depression, the band and its band members found the market for small and large orchestras change overnight and could not weather the shock of fewer bookings. It disbanded in 1929.[4] Davis wrote about the band in his memoir That Band from Indiana (1982).[3]
charlie, davis, orchestra, jazz, band, from, indiana, that, active, 1920s, 1930s, while, band, vocalist, dick, powell, contents, history, personnel, discography, referenceshistory, editone, most, famous, bands, hoosier, state, time, charlie, davis, orchestra, . The Charlie Davis Orchestra was a jazz band from Indiana that was active in the 1920s and 1930s For a while the band s vocalist was Dick Powell 1 Contents 1 History 2 Personnel 3 Discography 4 ReferencesHistory editOne of the most famous bands in the Hoosier state at the time the Charlie Davis Orchestra gained notoriety in the 1920s at the Indiana Theatre and the Columbia Club and made radio broadcasts on WLW and WFBM where many of their recordings were made The band had close connections with the Royal Peacocks the Jean Goldkette orchestra and Hoagy Carmichael The band went toured in the 1920s and 1930s performing at the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre and the New York Paramount Theatre sharing billing with Duke Ellington and Rubinoff 2 When the band played at the Paramount in New York City in 1930 the leader singer was Dick Powell 3 With the advent of the Great Depression the band and its band members found the market for small and large orchestras change overnight and could not weather the shock of fewer bookings It disbanded in 1929 4 Davis wrote about the band in his memoir That Band from Indiana 1982 3 Personnel editCharlie Davis piano trumpet bandleader Ralph Hayes trumpet Harry Wiliford trumpet and vocals Charlie Fach trombone Phil Davis trombone Ray Shonfield saxophone Kenny Knot piano Jack Drummond double bass Ralph Lillard drums and composer Lewis Lowe vocals Dick Powell vocalsDiscography edit There s No End to My Love for You Vocalion 1928 When Vocalion 1928 The Drag Vocalion 1928 You re a Real Sweetheart Vocalion 1928 Just Like a Melody Out of the Sky Vocalion 1928 You re A Real Sweetheart Vocalion 1928 Suppose Nobody Cared Brunswick 1928 Mean to Me Gennett 1929 I Never Had A Chance Rollin Home 1934 5 References edit Dick Powell Biography The Biography Channel Retrieved 13 January 2011 International Association of Jazz Record Collectors IAJRC LP 34 1982 a b Lee William F 2005 American Big Bands 1st ed Hal Leonard p 74 ISBN 0 634 08054 7 Schiedt Duncan P 1977 The Jazz State of Indiana Duncan P Schiedt ISBN 978 0960352807 I Never Had a Chance 15 June 1934 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Charlie Davis Orchestra amp oldid 1189342500, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
