| Revision as of 15:57, 17 May 2010 editRichard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users195,161 edits more← Previous edit | Revision as of 15:58, 17 May 2010 edit undoRichard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users195,161 editsNo edit summaryNext edit → | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| '''Lou Halmy''' (June 23, 1911 - March 14, 2005) was a jazz musician with ] and appeared in the ].<ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Great Depression a gold mine for musicians |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-83062706.html |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 |accessdate=2010-05-16 }}</ref><ref name=budapest>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Musician, arranger Lou Halmy dies at 93 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-130805373.html |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 'The Big Broadcast of 1938,' a film starring Hope, W.C. Fields and Dorothy Lamour. |work=] |date= |accessdate=2010-05-16 }}</ref> | '''Lou Halmy''' (June 23, 1911 - March 14, 2005) was a jazz musician and musical arranger with ] and appeared in the ].<ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Great Depression a gold mine for musicians |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-83062706.html |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 |accessdate=2010-05-16 }}</ref><ref name=budapest>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Musician, arranger Lou Halmy dies at 93 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-130805373.html |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 'The Big Broadcast of 1938,' a film starring Hope, W.C. Fields and Dorothy Lamour. |work=] |date= |accessdate=2010-05-16 }}</ref> | ||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| {{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| {{Lifetime|1911|2005|Halmy, Louis}} | |||
Revision as of 15:58, 17 May 2010
Lou Halmy (June 23, 1911 - March 14, 2005) was a jazz musician and musical arranger with Shep Fields and appeared in the The Big Broadcast of 1938.
Biography
He was born on June 23, 1911 in Budapest, Hungary.
References
- "Great Depression a gold mine for musicians". The Register-Guard. February 15, 2002. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
When trumpet star and jazz arranger Lou Halmy looks back on the Great Depression 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 bread lines and living in shanty camps, Halmy was inside New York's posh Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, cheering people up by playing his horn in one of the most popular dance bands of the era: Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm ...
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Musician, arranger Lou Halmy dies at 93". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
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 'The Big Broadcast of 1938,' a film starring Hope, W.C. Fields and Dorothy Lamour.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)
{{subst:#if:Halmy, Louis|}} [[Category:{{subst:#switch:{{subst:uc:1911}}
|| UNKNOWN | MISSING = Year of birth missing {{subst:#switch:{{subst:uc:2005}}||LIVING=(living people)}}
| #default = 1911 births
}}]] {{subst:#switch:{{subst:uc:2005}}
|| LIVING = | MISSING = | UNKNOWN = | #default =
}}
Categories: