Born  the son of a Cantor in Buffalo New York (1904) Arlen ( Hyman Arluck!)  took a path to Jazz playing in local bands that eventually landed him in  New York ( 1926) where he honed his song writing skills.  This show  will focus on Arlen's pre-Hollywood years ( 1925-33) when he kept busy  writing  songs for  musical reviews, singing with dance bands writing songs for  films, and in 1931-33 for the legendary COTTON CLUB PARADES. Tunes in!

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Born the son of a Cantor in Buffalo New York (1904) Arlen ( Hyman Arluck!) took a path to Jazz playing in local bands that eventually landed him in New York ( 1926) where he honed his song writing skills. This show will focus on Arlen's pre-Hollywood years ( 1925-33) when he kept busy writing songs for musical reviews, singing with dance bands writing songs for films, and in 1931-33 for the legendary COTTON CLUB PARADES. Tunes in! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support

Born &nbsp;the son of a Cantor in Buffalo New York (1904) Arlen ( Hyman Arluck!) &nbsp;took a path to Jazz playing in local bands that eventually landed him in &nbsp;New York ( 1926) where he honed his song writing skills. &nbsp;This show &nbsp;will focus on Arlen's pre-Hollywood years ( 1925-33) when he kept busy &nbsp;writing &nbsp;songs for &nbsp;musical reviews, singing with dance bands writing songs for &nbsp;films, and in 1931-33 for the legendary COTTON CLUB PARADES. Tunes in!

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HAROLD ARLEN

American Grooves Radio Hour, hosted by filmmaker and collector Joe Lauro, takes you on a deep dive into the music of pre-World War II America. It focuses on the Jazz, pioneering Blues, early Country, Gospel, Vaudeville and World Music which was being performed on the streets and in the taverns and nightclubs of pre-1935 America. ONLY original 78 rpm records from Joe’s world-renowned archive and the libraries of other notable collectors will be played. There will also be stories from the first generation of record collecting as well as backgrounds and information on the records and the artists. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support)

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