[78-L] Van Alexander (was: Old Timers)

[Taylor Bowie]

Hi Philip and others,

According to IMDB,  Jerry Fielding was born Joshua Feldman.

I hadn't looked at or played my Decca 1840 in many moons,  but just checked 
the label and it does read "Al Feldman-Ella Fitzgerald."

Taylor








----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Philip Fukuda" <pfukuda at att.net>
To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 12:15 PM
Subject: [78-L] Van Alexander (was: Old Timers)


>
>
> Taylor,
> I think Van Alexander was born Al(exander) Feldman, not Fielding. One of 
> his first hits was "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" for Chick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald 
> in 1938. I don't have the record any longer (Decca 1840), but I think 
> early pressings show Al Fedman and Ella Fitzgerald as composers.
>
> Philip
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Taylor Bowie"
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 5:49 PM
>> Subject: [78-L] Old-timers still around
>>
>>
>> > While looking up something on IMDB,  I was interested to see that
>> > arranger-bandleader Van Alexander (b. 1915) is still living,  and that 
>> > he
>> > is
>> > the brother of late film composer Jerry Fielding...or so it says there.
>> >
>> > Taylor
>> >
>> >
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