Mark Fisher (musician)
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 .
Web links
- Mark Fisher in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mark Fisher at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ a b Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 16, 2016)
- ↑ Michael Lasser: America's Songs II: Songs from the 1890s to the Post-War Years . 2014, p. 1948
- ↑ Capitol 4492
- ↑ Columbia 39724
- ↑ RCA PB-11737
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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) |