Mark Fisher (musician)

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Mark Fisher (born March 24, 1895 in Philadelphia , † January 2, 1948 in Long Lake (Illinois) ) was an American songwriter , singer , banjo player and band leader .

Fisher played in 1924 with Ted Weems , in whose recordings for Victor he was involved; he wrote with Joe Goodwin (1889-1943) and Larry Shay (1897-1988) ( Everywhere You Go , When You're Smiling ) and with Joe Burke and Benny Davis ( Oh, How I Miss You Tonight , 1924) a series of songs.

He had a hit in the United States with his recording of the song Oh, How I Miss You Tonight (Brunswick 2874) as a singer and banjo player, with the Ted Fiorito Oriole Terrace Orchestra. The song was in later years a. a. Covered by Jeanne Black , Sammy Kaye The Platters , Tony Martin , Jim Reeves and Kay Starr . In the field of jazz he was involved in thirteen recording sessions between 1924 and 1933, most recently with his Edgewater Beach Hotel Orchestra for Columbia Records ( Black Eyed Susan Brown / Lovey ). Mark Fisher directed a dance orchestra in the 1930s .

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  1. ↑ a b Main Street . January 8, 1948. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Accessed January 14, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.americanradiohistory.com 
  2. ↑ a b Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 16, 2016)
  3. ↑ Michael Lasser: America's Songs II: Songs from the 1890s to the Post-War Years . 2014, p. 1948
  4. ↑ Capitol 4492
  5. ↑ Columbia 39724
  6. ↑ RCA PB-11737
personal data
SURNAME Fisher, Mark
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American songwriter, singer, banjo player and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia
DATE OF DEATH January 2, 1948
Place of death Long Lake (Illinois)