Lud Gluskin

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Ludwig Elias "Lud" Gluskin (born December 16, 1898 in New York City , † October 13, 1989 in Palm Springs (California) ) was an American jazz musician ( drummer , band leader), film composer and music director.

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Gluskin, also known as Ludwig Grassnick, attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York from 1911 to 1916. After completing his military service (from 1917) and returning to the USA, Lud Gluskin became a full-time musician around 1922. At the beginning of his career he was a drummer in the orchestra of Paul Whiteman , with whom he toured Europe in 1924. In London he played briefly in Bert Ambrose's orchestra before settling in France. He played in the orchestra of the Belgian saxophonist Paul Gason , with whom he also played in Budapest and Vienna; With this formation in 1924 he was involved in recording the first jazz pieces in Austria. In 1927 he directed the Playboys , a jazz band from Detroit with whom he a. a. performed at the Casino de Paris . The Playboys recorded over 700 tracks in Paris and Berlin and toured Europe frequently. In the orchestra played u. a. Georg Haentzschel , Léo Arnaud , Arthur Briggs , Faustin Jeanjean , Emile Christian and Danny Polo . Gluskin also appeared under the band name Lud Gluskin And His Versatile Juniors , with whom he recorded in Paris in 1928. Then he stayed in Berlin until 1931, where he made records for Homocord , Polydor and Ultraphon .

As a Jew, Gluskin found it increasingly difficult to find work in Central Europe and eventually returned to New York City in 1933. There he led dance bands and worked on the radio. In 1935 he got a post at CBS , initially as head of music at CBS Radio in 1937. He was also responsible for the music on Orson Welles ' famous radio show War of the Worlds (1938). In 1940 he was nominated for an Oscar for the film music for The Man in the Iron Mask ; In 1944 he wrote the music for the feature film Abroad with Two Yanks . In 1948 he got the post of musical director at the CBS television station. In the early 1950s he was responsible for the music for the Alan Young Show and the George Burns and Gracie Allen Show . He also recorded records with Buddy Clark .

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  • Black and White Jazz in Europe 1929

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SURNAME Gluskin, Lud
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gluskin, Ludwig Elias; Grassnick, Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz drummer and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH December 16, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH October 13, 1989
Place of death Palm Springs (California)