Roaring Twenties: George Hall & His Orch. - After I Took You Into My Heart, 1928
George Hall and His Orchestra – After I Took You Into My Heart, Fox-Trot (Dubin-Herbert-McConnell) with Vocal Refrain, Cameo 1928 (USA)
NOTE: George HALL (1893 – 1989) American bandleader in the 1920s and 1930s. Hall started performing with his own band in the 1920s in the Arcadia Ballroom, 51st Broadway, New York, as "George Hall and His Arcadians". The band was successful, and they made recordings for Pathe Actuelle and other smaller recording firms. In the early 1930s the band moved to the Grill Room of the Taft Hotel in New York and it was renamed "George Hall and His Hotel Taft Orchestra". They played there for eight seasons. Hall's orchestra was heard Monday through Saturday at noon on the Columbia Radio Network. They were valued for their smooth and rhythmical rather jazzy style with prominent string section, ideal for the ballroom dance parties. Hall adopted the song "Love Letters in the Sand" as his theme song. At the start of their contract with the hotel, Loretta Lee sang with the band, and they began making recordings for Bluebird Records. They also performed at other venues in New York, and toured the USA, playing in venues including The Roosevelt in New Orleans and The Claridge in Memphis. In 1935 the vocalist Dolly Dawn joined the band, replacing Lee. Often heard on the radio with the band, she became very popular, and they made hit records, the most successful being "You're a Sweetheart", released in 1938. Musicians that played in the band included Johnny Guarnieri (p), Nick Fatool (d), Tony Motolla (g) and Doc Goldberg (b). In July, 1941, at the Roseland Ballroom in New York, Hall officially turned the band over to her, leaving the music business, and she renamed the band "Dolly Dawn and Her Dawn Patrol". In March 1942 she continued without the band, whose members were drafted during the Second World War.
The slideshow presents some views of the most popular New York ballroom venues of the Jazz Age such as Savoy, Roseland or Arcadia. During the Jazz Age, the public “ballrooms” or “dance halls” were the popular dance spots cheaper and less exclusive then nightclubs. They fulfilled a role similar to that of discotheques in 1960 - 1970s. This does not refer to the “hotel ballrooms” or “restaurant ballrooms” which used to be parts of the larger businesses.
NOTE: George HALL (1893 – 1989) American bandleader in the 1920s and 1930s. Hall started performing with his own band in the 1920s in the Arcadia Ballroom, 51st Broadway, New York, as "George Hall and His Arcadians". The band was successful, and they made recordings for Pathe Actuelle and other smaller recording firms. In the early 1930s the band moved to the Grill Room of the Taft Hotel in New York and it was renamed "George Hall and His Hotel Taft Orchestra". They played there for eight seasons. Hall's orchestra was heard Monday through Saturday at noon on the Columbia Radio Network. They were valued for their smooth and rhythmical rather jazzy style with prominent string section, ideal for the ballroom dance parties. Hall adopted the song "Love Letters in the Sand" as his theme song. At the start of their contract with the hotel, Loretta Lee sang with the band, and they began making recordings for Bluebird Records. They also performed at other venues in New York, and toured the USA, playing in venues including The Roosevelt in New Orleans and The Claridge in Memphis. In 1935 the vocalist Dolly Dawn joined the band, replacing Lee. Often heard on the radio with the band, she became very popular, and they made hit records, the most successful being "You're a Sweetheart", released in 1938. Musicians that played in the band included Johnny Guarnieri (p), Nick Fatool (d), Tony Motolla (g) and Doc Goldberg (b). In July, 1941, at the Roseland Ballroom in New York, Hall officially turned the band over to her, leaving the music business, and she renamed the band "Dolly Dawn and Her Dawn Patrol". In March 1942 she continued without the band, whose members were drafted during the Second World War.
The slideshow presents some views of the most popular New York ballroom venues of the Jazz Age such as Savoy, Roseland or Arcadia. During the Jazz Age, the public “ballrooms” or “dance halls” were the popular dance spots cheaper and less exclusive then nightclubs. They fulfilled a role similar to that of discotheques in 1960 - 1970s. This does not refer to the “hotel ballrooms” or “restaurant ballrooms” which used to be parts of the larger businesses.
