Freddie Rich
Frederic Efrem "Freddie" Rich (born January 31, 1898 in Warsaw , Weichselland , Russian Empire ; † September 8, 1956 in Beverly Hills , California ) was an American pianist , composer and big band leader in the field of swing and popular Music .
life and career
Freddy Rich had already worked with his own band in New York in the early 1920s, with which he performed at the Waldorf-Astoria from 1922 to 1929 . His orchestra's signature tunes were "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" and "So Beats My Heart For You." Between 1925 and 1928 he toured Europe.
From 1928 to 1938, Rich was the musical director of the CBS radio station . During this time he worked with his band on numerous radio shows. He also recorded with studio bands for numerous labels, such as Harmony, Banner , Gennett , Okeh , Columbia , Paramount , Camden and Vocalion , for which he used different names for his groups, such as Freddie Rich and his Orchestra, Fred Richard's Dance Orchestra, the Astorites or The Hotel Astor Orchestra . The brothers Jimmy Dorsey and Tommy Dorsey , Joe Venuti , Bunny Berigan , Tony Parenti , Irving Brodsky , Karl Kress , Frank Signorelli and Benny Goodman played in his studio formations . Roy Eldridge , Red Nichols , Benny Carter and Babe Russin played in some studio sessions under Rich's direction .
At the end of the 1930s he worked for various broadcasters as musical director; from 1942 he held a leading position at United Artists Studios in Hollywood , where he stayed for the remainder of his professional career until the 1950s.
Freddie Rich also wrote a number of songs such as "Blue Tahitian Moonlight", "Time Will Tell" and "On The Riviera". He also worked as a composer of film music.
Awards
Rich was nominated twice for Oscar , in 1943 for the Academy Award for Original Music Score for his music for the film Stage Door Canteen and in 1944 in the same category for the music for the film Jack London
Filmography (selection)
- 1942: I Live on Danger
- 1942: Wildcat
- 1942: Wrecking Crew
- 1943: Stage Door Canteen
- 1943: Alaska Highway
- 1943: Submarine Alert
- 1943: Jack London
- 1945: Landing in Salerno (A Walk in the Sun)
Web links
- Freddie Rich in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Entry in the Bigband database
swell
- Leo Walker: The Big Band Almanac . Ward Ritchie Press, Pasadena. 1978
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rich, Freddie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rich, Frederic Efrem (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz composer and big band leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsaw , Weichselland , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 8, 1956 |
| Place of death | Beverly Hills , California |