[78-L] What Happens to Old-Timers? A 1935 article

[Taylor Bowie]

When I brokered the Valle archive in 1987,  I went through tons of letters, 
contracts,  etc. from the 20s through the 40s and I don't recall any mention 
of Confrey in any context.   The three piano players I recall who had lots 
of documentation were Cliff Burwell,  Charlie Henderson and,  a little 
later,  Walter Gross.

Which reminds me of the odd fact that each of these three wrote one super 
big hit song which became a standard...but so far as I know  none of the 
three had  any  other songs published which were even mildly successful.


Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Malcolm Rockwell" <malcolm at 78data.com>
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Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] What Happens to Old-Timers? A 1935 article


> That Zez played for Rudy Vallee is a new one on me - they did not record
> together as far as I know - but it got me doing some digging and I came
> up with an unknown (well, unknown to me) Confrey side where he plays
> piano on a Charlie Straight record.
> It's Br 3326, Charlie Straight and His Orchestra, doing "Tell Me
> Tonight" b/w "It Made You Happy When You Made Me Cry." I'd love nice
> clean MP3 or Wav files of them, if any one has the disc and is so 
> inclined.
> Malcolm
>
> *******
>
> On 11/18/2011 3:57 PM, Taylor Bowie wrote:
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Harold Aherne"<leotolstoy_75 at yahoo.com>
>> To:<78-L at 78online.com>
>> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 2:44 PM
>> Subject: [78-L] What Happens to Old-Timers? A 1935 article
>>
>>
>> Found this in the 27 Aug. 1935 issue of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
>> ****************************************************************************
>> WHAT HAPPENS TO OLDTIMERS
>>
>> Their Day of Glory May Be Gone, But They'll Ne'er Be Forgotten
>>
>> By Darrell V. Martin, Post-Gazette Radio Editor
>>
>> WHAT HAPPENS TO big name orchestra leaders when they cease to lead an
>> orchestra?
>>
>>
>>
>> "Among the Missing"
>> Zez Confrey is now Rudy Vallee's piano player and Lew Conrad is vocalist
>> with Abe
>> Lyman's Band.
>>
>> <snip>
>
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