[78-L] Rudy Vallee rejected for postage stamp

[simmonssomer]

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From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Rudy Vallee rejected for postage stamp


> Lou Raderman, Y. Zayde, possibly Wladimir Silinsky (sp as in Rust), Murray
> Kellner..okay, so FW couldn't find one good Goyishe violinist.
>
> dl

Murray Kellner morphed into the goyishe Kel Murray when he led one of the 
three bands (others were Benny Goodman and Xavier Cugat) on the
three hour "Let's Dance" program for  National Biscuit Co. in 1935.
It made Goodman and Cugie stars but Kel returned to fiddling as Murray.
The mills of the gods ground exceedingly fast that time.
Swing was there.

Al S.

>
> Thomas Stern wrote:
>>   Does anyone know of any reason he might have been rejected? (political
>> activity, social/ethnic/racial attitudes)
>>   For example, I have heard that another well known band leader FW 
>> refused
>> to hire jews, which if true would probably be grounds for rejection, but 
>> it
>> is hearsay, I've seen nothing to substantiate the claim.
>>   Thanks, Thomas.