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'''Lou Halmy''' (June 23, 1911 – March 14, 2005) was a jazz musician and ]. In the 1930s he played trumpet with ] and appeared with the orchestra in the film '']''. For most of his career he worked as an arranger and transcriber of musical compositions including such notable songs as "]" (1938), "]" (1955), "]" (1958), and "]" (1969). In all, the ] records 274 entries for Halmy between 1951 and 2003. Halmy was also a virtuosic whistler, which was a talent he employed as a transcriber and as a performer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Great Depression a gold mine for musicians |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-83062706 |work=] |date=February 15, 2002 |access-date=2010-05-16 }}</ref><ref name=budapest>{{cite news |title=Musician, arranger Lou Halmy dies at 93 |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-130805373|work=] |date=March 22, 2005 |access-date=2010-05-16 }}</ref><ref name=McLucas>{{cite book |title=The Musical Ear: Oral Tradition in the USA |first=Anne Dhu |last=McLucas |publisher=Ashgate Publishing |date=2010 |isbn=9781409432906 |chapter=Lou Halmy: Professional Transcriber/Arranger of Popular Music |pages=50–52 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OiIqsxd_R_MC&pg=PA50 |oclc=1137244241}} McLucas notes that Halmy received royalty checks for his whistling performance in the film '']'' (1964).</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Search Request: Halmy, Lou |access-date=2020-10-20 |publisher=United States Copyright Office |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First}}</ref>
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'''Lou Halmy''' (June 23, 1911 – March 14, 2005) was a jazz musician and ]. In the 1930s he played trumpet with ] and appeared with the orchestra in the film '']''. For most of his career he worked as an arranger and transcriber of musical compositions including such notable songs as "]" (1938), "]" (1955), "]" (1958), and "]" (1969). In all, the ] records 274 entries for Halmy between 1951 and 2003. Halmy was also a virtuosic whistler, which was a talent he employed as a transcriber and as a performer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Great Depression a gold mine for musicians |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-83062706 |quote=When trumpet star and jazz arranger Lou Halmy looks back on the ] of the 1930s, it doesn't seem depressing at all. 'I was lucky,' the 91-year-old Eugene musician says. 'I was playing with a band and working all the time. We had a steady job, which was the rarest thing in music.' While many people were standing in ]s and living in ]s, Halmy was inside New York's posh ], cheering people up by playing his horn in one of the most popular dance bands of the era: Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm ... |work=] |date=February 15, 2002 |access-date=2010-05-16 }}</ref><ref name=budapest>{{cite news |title=Musician, arranger Lou Halmy dies at 93 |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-130805373 |quote=Halmy was born in Budapest, Hungary, and his family immigrated to the United States when he was 2. He made his mark as a trumpet player with East Coast outfits including Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra, a society band that played on 'The Woodbury Hour With Bob Hope' and in 'The Big Broadcast of 1938,' a film starring Hope, W.C. Fields and Dorothy Lamour. |work=] |date=March 22, 2005 |access-date=2010-05-16 }}</ref><ref name=McLucas>{{cite book |title=The Musical Ear: Oral Tradition in the USA |first=Anne Dhu |last=McLucas |publisher=Ashgate Publishing |date=2010 |isbn=9781409432906 |chapter=Lou Halmy: Professional Transcriber/Arranger of Popular Music |pages=50–52 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OiIqsxd_R_MC&pg=PA50 |oclc=1137244241}} McLucas notes that Halmy received royalty checks for his whistling performance in the film '']'' (1964).</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Search Request: Halmy, Lou |access-date=2020-10-20 |publisher=United States Copyright Office |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First}}</ref>


==References== ==References==

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American jazz musician
Louis Halmy
Born(1911-06-23)June 23, 1911
Budapest, Hungary
DiedMarch 14, 2005(2005-03-14) (aged 93)
Eugene, Oregon
Occupation(s)musician, arranger/transcriber
Known forThe Big Broadcast of 1938

Lou Halmy (June 23, 1911 – March 14, 2005) was a jazz musician and music arranger. In the 1930s he played trumpet with Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra and appeared with the orchestra in the film The Big Broadcast of 1938. For most of his career he worked as an arranger and transcriber of musical compositions including such notable songs as "Thanks for the Memory" (1938), "Louie Louie" (1955), "Tequila" (1958), and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (1969). In all, the United States Copyright Office records 274 entries for Halmy between 1951 and 2003. Halmy was also a virtuosic whistler, which was a talent he employed as a transcriber and as a performer.

References

  1. "Great Depression a gold mine for musicians". The Register-Guard. February 15, 2002. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  2. "Musician, arranger Lou Halmy dies at 93". The Register-Guard. March 22, 2005. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  3. McLucas, Anne Dhu (2010). "Lou Halmy: Professional Transcriber/Arranger of Popular Music". The Musical Ear: Oral Tradition in the USA. Ashgate Publishing. pp. 50–52. ISBN 9781409432906. OCLC 1137244241. McLucas notes that Halmy received royalty checks for his whistling performance in the film Mary Poppins (1964).
  4. "Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Search Request: Halmy, Lou". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2020-10-20.

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