Paul Pendarvis

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Paul Plumley Pendarvis (born December 2, 1907 in Oklahoma , † January 13, 1987 in Palmdale , Los Angeles County , California ) was an American violinist and big band leader in the field of swing and popular music .

Live and act

Pendarvis was from Oklahoma and moved to California to attend college; during this time he had small roles in movies. In Kansas City he formed his own band in the early 1930s, with which he performed in clubs and hotels; he also had his own radio show. Pendarvis' programs always began with the announcement: “ When you hear the violin - it's Paul Pendarvis ”; then his signature tune "My Sweetheart" followed.

After a few successful years in Kansas City, Pendarvis moved with his band to Chicago , where they had an engagement at the Congress Hotel and played in the Midwest and in New York City ; During this time, recordings for Columbia Records were made (such as "Accent on Youth" and "Page Miss Glory"). Paul Pendarvis finally gave up his orchestra and moved to the west coast of the United States in the late 1930s , where he worked as a band leader for several years. He then became the musical director of a radio station in the early 1940s.

literature

  • Leo Walker: The Big Band Almanac . Ward Ritchie Press, Pasadena. 1978.
  • Hugh Downs: On camera: my 10,000 hours on television. Putnam, New York, 1986, p. 50.
  • Alice Rogers: Dance bands & big bands: documenting over 30,000 golden age dance & big band recordings - all on 78 rpm singles. 1st ed, Jellyroll Productions, Tempe, AZ., 1986, p. 114.
  • Don Barber: A Word from Your Local Announcer. LULU, New York, 2008, p. 228.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paul Pendarvis in the US Social Security Death Directory (SSDI), accessed May 23, 2017

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personal data
SURNAME Pendarvis, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pendarvis, Paul Plumley (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz violinist and big band leader
DATE OF BIRTH December 2, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Oklahoma
DATE OF DEATH January 13, 1987
Place of death Palmdale , Los Angeles County , California