Barney Rapp
Barney Rapp (born March 25, 1900 in New Haven (Connecticut) as Barney Rappaport , † October 12, 1970 in Cincinnati ) was an American drummer and band leader in the field of swing and dance music and nightclub owner.
Barney Rapp formed his first dance orchestra, Barney Rapp and his New Englanders , in the 1920s . He later moved to Ohio , where he quickly became popular with his band; During this time he recorded records for RCA Victor and Bluebird . Rapp's orchestra existed until the 1940s; One of his later best-known band singers was the then fourteen-year-old Doris Kappelhoff, who stood in for Rapp's wife Ruby when she became pregnant. Rapp then changed her name to Doris Day after hearing her with her song "Day After Day". Another Rapp discovery was the sisters Rosemary and Betty Clooney; after hearing her on the radio in Cincinnati, he recommended her to band leader Tony Pastor . Other musicians who started their careers with Rapp were Eddie Ryan, Bunny Welcome, Marty Quinto and his younger brother Barry Wood.
Rapp opened a nightclub, The Sign of the Drum in Cincinnati , from which his appearances were regularly broadcast on the radio. He rarely performed outside of Cincinnati; on one of his few tours to the west coast, he worked with his orchestra on a feature film.
swell
- Leo Walker: The Big Band Almanac , Ward Ritchie Press, Pasadena 1978.
Web links
- Barney Rapp in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Bigband database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rapp, Barney |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rappaport, Barney |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer and big band leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Haven (Connecticut) |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 1970 |
| Place of death | Cincinnati |