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George Olsen (18 March 1893 - 18 March 1971) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 band-leader. Born in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States United States, near the confluence of the Willamette River and Columbia River rivers in the state of Oregon....
 he attended the University of Michigan
University of Michigan

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan is a public university research university located in the state of Michigan. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan, which also includes two regional campuses in University of Michigan-Flint and University of Michigan-Dearborn....
, where he formed his band, George Olsen and his Music. He made the transition to Broadway
Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City....
, appearing in Kid Boots
Kid Boots

Kid Boots is a musical theatre with a book by William Anthony McGuire and Otto Harbach, music by Harry Tierney, and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy ....
, the Ziegfeld Follies of 1924, and Good News
Good News (musical)

Good News is a musical theatre with a book by Laurence Schwab and B.G. DeSylva, lyrics by DeSylva and Lew Brown, and music by Ray Henderson....
. George Olsen and his Music were prolific Victor
Victor Talking Machine Company

The Victor Talking Machine Company was an United States corporation, the leading American producer of phonographs and gramophone record and one of the leading phonograph companies in the world at the time....
 recording artists and their records are among the most numerous found by record collectors today, testifying to their original popularity.






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George Olsen (18 March 1893 - 18 March 1971) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 band-leader. Born in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States United States, near the confluence of the Willamette River and Columbia River rivers in the state of Oregon....
 he attended the University of Michigan
University of Michigan

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan is a public university research university located in the state of Michigan. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan, which also includes two regional campuses in University of Michigan-Flint and University of Michigan-Dearborn....
, where he formed his band, George Olsen and his Music. He made the transition to Broadway
Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City....
, appearing in Kid Boots
Kid Boots

Kid Boots is a musical theatre with a book by William Anthony McGuire and Otto Harbach, music by Harry Tierney, and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy ....
, the Ziegfeld Follies of 1924, and Good News
Good News (musical)

Good News is a musical theatre with a book by Laurence Schwab and B.G. DeSylva, lyrics by DeSylva and Lew Brown, and music by Ray Henderson....
. George Olsen and his Music were prolific Victor
Victor Talking Machine Company

The Victor Talking Machine Company was an United States corporation, the leading American producer of phonographs and gramophone record and one of the leading phonograph companies in the world at the time....
 recording artists and their records are among the most numerous found by record collectors today, testifying to their original popularity. He and his orchestra were in Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor

Eddie Cantor was an United States comedian, singer, actor, and songwriter. Familiar to Broadway theatre, radio and early television audiences, this "Apostle of Pep" was regarded almost as a family member by millions because his top-rated radio shows revealed intimate stories and amusing anecdotes about his wife Ida and five children....
's 1928 Broadway hit Whoopee!
Whoopee!

Whoopee! was a Broadway theatre musical comedy which debuted on 4 December, 1928. The Book is by William Anthony McGuire, featuring music by Walter Donaldson and lyrics by Gus Kahn....
, and in the 1930 movie version. He met a singer, Ethel Shutta
Ethel Shutta

Ethel Shutta was an United States actress and singer, who came to prominence through her performances on Jack Benny's radio show, her role in the early Eddie Cantor musical Whoopee!, and her Broadway theatre comeback in Follies at the age of 74....
, who sings and dances memorably in Whoopee!
Whoopee!

Whoopee! was a Broadway theatre musical comedy which debuted on 4 December, 1928. The Book is by William Anthony McGuire, featuring music by Walter Donaldson and lyrics by Gus Kahn....
, and they married, appearing together in nightclubs and on radio. They had two children; following a divorce, Olsen opened a restaurant in New Jersey
New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....
. In 1936, Olsen became leader of Orville Knapp's band after Knapp died in a plane crash. Olsen was chosen to lead the band by Knapp's widow. Morale problems plagued the group, and in 1938, after many musicians had already left, the group disbanded.

Olsen died in Paramus, New Jersey
Paramus, New Jersey

Paramus is a Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 25,737....
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