Abe Lyman (August 4, 1897 - October 23, 1957) was a popular bandleader from the 1920s to the 1940s. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) He made recordings, appeared in films and provided the music for numerous radio shows, including Your Hit Parade. Your Hit Parade was a popular American Radio and Television program sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes and broadcast from 1935 to 1955 on
His name at birth was Abraham Simon Lymon. Abe and his brother Mike changed their last name to Lyman because they both thought it sounded better. Abe learned to play the drums when he was young, and at the age of 14 he had a job as a drummer in a Chicago café. Around 1919, Abe was regularly playing music with two other notable future big band leaders, Henry Halstead and Gus Arnheim in California. Henry Halstead ( November 16, 1897 – March 19, 1984) was a U
In Los Angeles Mike opened the Sunset, a night club popular with such film stars as Mary Pickford, Norma Talmadge, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Mary Pickford ( April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian motion picture Norma Talmadge ( May 26, 1893 &ndash December 24, 1957) was one of the greatest film stars of the silent era Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton ( October 4 1895 &ndash February 1 1966) was an Academy Award -winning American Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr ( April 20, 1893 &ndash March 8, 1971) was an American Film actor and producer When Abe’s nine-piece band first played at the Sunset, it was a success, but the club closed after celebrities signed contracts stating they were not to be seen at clubs.
For an engagement at the Cocoanut Grove in The Ambassador Hotel on April 1, 1922, Abe added a violinist and saxophonist. The Ambassador Hotel was a landmark hotel in Los Angeles California and location of the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Opening night drew a large crowd of 1500 guests in the Cocoanut Grove, plus another 500 more outside.
After the band cut their first record under the local label Nordskog, they moved a year later to Brunswick Records where they made many recordings. Brunswick Records is a United States based Record label. The label is currently distributed by Koch Entertainment. The Lyman Orchestra toured Europe in 1929, appearing at the Kit Cat Club and the Palladium in London and at the Moulin Rouge and the Perroquet in Paris. Palladium (pronounced \pəˈleɪdiəm\ is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal that was discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston, who named it palladium after the London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Can-can at the Moulin Rouge The main feature of an evening at the Moulin Rouge is the performance Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Abe Lyman and his orchestra were featured in a number of early talkies, including Hold Everything (1930), Good News (1930) and Madam Satan (1930). Hold Everything ( 1930) is an All-Talking musical comedy that was photographed entirely in Technicolor. Good News is the title of two American MGM Musical films based on the 1927 stage production of the same name. Madam Satan ( 1930) was produced and directed by Cecil B DeMille as a musical drama for MGM, one of the few films DeMille made for the Culver In 1931, Abe Lyman and his orchestra recorded a number of soundtracks for the Merrie Melodies cartoon series. Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros
During the 1930s, the Lyman Orchestra was heard regularly on such shows as Accordiana and Waltz Time. Accordiana was a musical radio series which was heard on CBS in 1934 airing at 830pm on Tuesday evenings When Lyman was 50 years old, he left the music industry and went into the restaurant management business. He died in Beverly Hills, California at the age of 60.
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| NAME | Abe Lyman |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abraham Simon Lymon |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Big Band Leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 4, 1897 |
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| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 1957 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Beverly Hills, California |
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