Mike Riley (musician)
Mike Riley (born January 5, 1904 in Fall River (Massachusetts) , † September 2, 1984 in Redondo Beach (California) ) was an American musician ( trombone , trumpet ), songwriter and big band leader in the field of swing and the Popular music .
Mike Riley is remembered above all for the 1935 hit "The Music Goes Round and Round" composed with Eddie Farley, which was one of the most successful titles of that year.
Riley played the trumpet in addition to the trombone; He played this instrument in 1927 in Jimmy Durante's band , which played in the New York Parody Club . Then he met in the early 1930s in the band of Will Osborne Eddie Farley know; In 1934 Riley and Farley left the Osborne band to form their own ensemble together, with which they performed in New York clubs. They were best known for their engagement in the Onyx Club in 1935. Then they got a record deal with the newly founded Decca label , on which their song "The Music Goes Round and Round" appeared, which was a national success in all jukeboxes in early 1936 USA became. The enormous popularity of the song allowed them to expand the band. Mike Riley wrote other songs for the band such as "Laughing Through Years", "I'm Gonny Clap My Hands", "Rip Van Winkle" and "Lookin 'for Love".
Riley and Farley separated in late 1936; each continued his own band. Riley continued to work in the New York area in the 1940s and in Chicago in the 1950s ; from there he went on numerous tours with a Dixieland band in the 1960s .
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- Leo Walker: The Big Band Almanac . Ward Ritchie Press, Pasadena. 1978
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| SURNAME | Riley, Mike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trombonist and big band leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fall River, Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd September 1984 |
| Place of death | Redondo Beach (California) |