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Gus Arnheim (September 4, 1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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 – January 19, 1955 in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California

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) was an early popular band leader. He is noted for writing several songs with his first hit being I Cried for You from 1923. He was most popular in the 1920s and 1930s. He also had a few small acting roles.

In 1930-31, Arnheim had an extended engagement at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles. When Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman

Paul Whiteman was an United States orchestral leader. He was born in Denver, Colorado. After a start as a classical violinist and viola, Whiteman then led a jazz-influenced dance band, which became locally popular in San Francisco, California in 1918....
 finished filming The King of Jazz for Universal
Universal Studios

Universal Studios , a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is one of the six Worldwide major American film studios. Its production studios are located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California....
, The Rhythm Boys
The Rhythm Boys

The Rhythm Boys were a male singing trio consisting of Bing Crosby, Harry Barris and Al Rinker. Crosby and Rinker began performing together in 1925 and were recruited by Paul Whiteman in late 1926....
 vocal trio, consisting of Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby

Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an United States popular singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death.One of the first multimedia stars, from 1934 to 1954 Bing Crosby held a nearly unrivaled command of record sales, radio ratings and motion picture grosses....
, Harry Barris
Harry Barris

Harry Barris was an American popular singer.Born in New York City, he was a member of the The Rhythm Boys, an early 1930s singing trio which included Al Rinker and Bing Crosby, and was Crosby's entry into show business....
 and Al Rinker
Al Rinker

Al Rinker began performing as a partner with Bing Crosby in 1925 and the two singers formed the The Rhythm Boys, which singer/songwriter/pianist Harry Barris later joined....
 decided to stay in California and they signed up with Arnheim's band.






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Gus Arnheim (September 4, 1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population city in the United States. It is the fifth-largest metropolitan area and fourth-largest urban area by population in the United States, the nation's fourth-largest consumer media market as ranked by the Nielsen Media Research, and the 49th-most...
 – January 19, 1955 in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
) was an early popular band leader. He is noted for writing several songs with his first hit being I Cried for You from 1923. He was most popular in the 1920s and 1930s. He also had a few small acting roles.

In 1930-31, Arnheim had an extended engagement at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles. When Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman

Paul Whiteman was an United States orchestral leader. He was born in Denver, Colorado. After a start as a classical violinist and viola, Whiteman then led a jazz-influenced dance band, which became locally popular in San Francisco, California in 1918....
 finished filming The King of Jazz for Universal
Universal Studios

Universal Studios , a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is one of the six Worldwide major American film studios. Its production studios are located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California....
, The Rhythm Boys
The Rhythm Boys

The Rhythm Boys were a male singing trio consisting of Bing Crosby, Harry Barris and Al Rinker. Crosby and Rinker began performing together in 1925 and were recruited by Paul Whiteman in late 1926....
 vocal trio, consisting of Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby

Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an United States popular singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death.One of the first multimedia stars, from 1934 to 1954 Bing Crosby held a nearly unrivaled command of record sales, radio ratings and motion picture grosses....
, Harry Barris
Harry Barris

Harry Barris was an American popular singer.Born in New York City, he was a member of the The Rhythm Boys, an early 1930s singing trio which included Al Rinker and Bing Crosby, and was Crosby's entry into show business....
 and Al Rinker
Al Rinker

Al Rinker began performing as a partner with Bing Crosby in 1925 and the two singers formed the The Rhythm Boys, which singer/songwriter/pianist Harry Barris later joined....
 decided to stay in California and they signed up with Arnheim's band. While the Rhythm Boys only recorded one song with Arnheim, "Them There Eyes
Them There Eyes

"Them There Eyes" is a song recorded in , music by Maceo Pinkard, lyrics by Doris Tauber, and William Tracey. Made famous by Billie Holiday....
", which also happened to be The Rhythm Boys final recording, Arnheim's Orchestra backed Crosby on a number of songs released by Victor Records in 1931. These popular records, coupled with Arnheim's radio broadcasts featuring Crosby's solo vocals, were a key element to the beginning of Crosby's popularity as a crooner.

In 1919 three men who all would become famous band leaders played together at the Sunset Inn in Santa Monica, California. Arnheim played piano, Abe Lyman
Abe Lyman

File:AbeLymanOrch22Large.jpgAbe Lyman was a popular bandleader from the 1920s to the 1940s. He made recordings, appeared in films and provided the music for numerous radio shows, including Your Hit Parade....
 played the drums, and Henry Halstead
Henry Halstead

Henry Halstead was a U.S. bandleader.Henry Halstead's Orchestra began in early 1922 and over the next 20 years Halstead's band engagements extended from coast to coast, including the Blossom Room at Hotel Roosevelt, New York City; the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California; the St....
 played violin.

In 1930 and 1931, some notable people worked in or with Arnheim's band:
  • Fred MacMurray
    Fred MacMurray

    Frederick Martin MacMurray was an United States actor who appeared in more than 100 movies and a highly successful television series during a career that spanned nearly a half-century, starting in 1930 and extending into the 1970s....
     played clarinet and tenor sax in 1930-31 and sang on one recording ("All I Want Is Just One" on 3/30/30)
  • Russ Columbo
    Russ Columbo

    Ruggiero Eugenio di Rodolpho Colombo , better known as Russ Columbo, was an United States singer, violinist and actor, most famous for his signature tune, "You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love," his compositions "Prisoner of Love" and "Too Beautiful For Words", and the legend surrounding his early death....
     played violin in 1930 and sang on "A Peach Of A Pair" (6/18/30)
  • Future popular bandleader Jimmie Grier was staff arranger during this time
  • 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....
     and Joan Crawford
    Joan Crawford

    Joan Crawford After an absence of nearly two years from the screen, Crawford staged a comeback by starring in Mildred Pierce , for which she won the Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Actress....
    (!) each recorded a song for Arnheim on July 23, 1931, although the Crawford side ("How Long Will It Last?") was not issued.


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