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The label of a Sam Lanin recording on Banner Records. Banner Records was a United States based Record label of the 20th century

Sam Lanin (b. Sep. 4, 1891 - d. May 5, 1977) was an American jazz bandleader. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States A bandleader is the leader of a band of Musicians The term is most commonly though not exclusively used with a group that plays Popular music as

Lanin's brothers, Howard and Lester, were also bandleaders, and all of them had sustained, successful careers in music. Howard Lanin (1897 - 1991 was an American Bandleader, one of the most successful in the Philadelphia Pennsylvania area in the early 20th century Lester Lanin (b Nathaniel Lester Lanin August 26 1907 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - d Lanin was one of ten children born to Russian-Jewish immigrants who emigrated to Philadelphia in the decade of the 1900s. The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Sam played clarinet and violin while young, and in 1912 he was offered a spot playing in Victor Herbert's orchestra, where he played through World War I. Victor August Herbert ( February 1 1859 &ndash May 26 1924) was a Cellist, conductor and Composer best known World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All After the war he moved to New York City and began playing at the Roseland Ballroom in late 1918. The City of New York The Roseland Ballroom (also referred to as Roseland Dance City) is a catering hall/music venue/dance hall in a converted Ice skating rink with a colorful ballroom There he established the Roseland Orchestra; this ensemble recorded for the Columbia Gramophone Company in the early 1920s. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company

Sam recorded with a plethora of ensemble arrangements, under names such as Lanin's Jazz Band, Lanin's Arcadians, Lanin's Famous Players, Lanin's Southern Serenaders, Lanin's Red Heads, Sam Lanin's Dance Ensemble, and Lanin's Arkansaw Travelers. He did not always give himself top billing in his ensemble's names, and was a session leader for an enormous number of sweet jazz recording sessions of the 1920s. Among the ensembles he directed were Ladd's Black Aces, The Broadway Bell-Hops, The Westerners, The Pillsbury Orchestra, and Bailey's Lucky Seven. He had a rotating cast of noted musicians playing with him, including regular appearances from Phil Napoleon, Miff Mole, Jules Levy Jr. Phil Napoleon (born born Filippo Napoli on 2 September, 1901 - 13 September, 1990) was an early Jazz Trumpeter and Irving Milfred Mole, better known as Miff Mole ( 11 March, 1898 &ndash 29 April, 1961) was a Jazz Trombonist , and Red Nichols, as well as, at some point or another, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Manny Klein, Jimmy McPartland, Bix Beiderbecke, Eddie Lang, Bunny Berigan, Nick Lucas, and Frankie Trumbauer. Ernest Loring "Red" Nichols ( May 8, 1905 &ndash June 28, 1965) was an American Jazz Cornettist James "Jimmy" Dorsey ( February 29, 1904 &ndash June 12, 1957) was a prominent American Jazz Clarinetist Tommy Dorsey ( November 19 1905 &ndash November 26 1956) was an American Jazz Trombonist, Trumpeter Manny Klein (born as Emmanuel Klein on February 4, 1908; died May 31, 1994) was a jazz Trumpeter most associated with swing Jimmy McPartland (James Dugald McPartland ( March 15 1907, Chicago, Illinois &ndash March 13, 1991, Port Washington Leon Bix Beiderbecke ( March 10, 1903 &ndash August 6, 1931) was an American Jazz Cornetist and composer as well Eddie Lang ( October 25, 1902 &ndash March 26, 1933) was an American Jazz Guitarist, considered by many to be the finest Rowland Bernard "Bunny" Berigan ( November 2 1908 - June 2, 1942) was an American Jazz Trumpeter Nick Lucas ( August 22, 1897 &mdash July 28, 1982) was an American singer and pioneer jazz guitarist remembered as "the grandfather Frankie (Tram Trumbauer ( 30 May 1901 &ndash 11 June 1956) was one of the leading Jazz Saxophonists of the 1920s and 1930s

Lanin did little actual playing on these records; his main contributions were clean, well-orchestrated arrangements and session directions. In addition to his recordings, he also played regularly on radio after 1923, and the Roseland Orchestra played on New York radio weekly every Monday from 1923 to 1925. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. He entered into a sponsorship with Bristol-Myers for their toothpaste, Ipana; as a result, his ensemble was renamed the Ipana Troubadours. Bristol-Myers Squibb ( colloquially referred to as BMS, is a Pharmaceutical Corporation, formed by a 1989 merger between pharmaceutical companies Ipana (aɪˈpænə was a popular Toothpaste in the 20th century with Bucky Beaver as its mascot The Ipana Troubadors (aka The Ipana Troubadours) was a musical variety radio program which began in New York on WEAF in 1923 In 1928 and 1929 Lanin recorded with Bing Crosby. Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular

The 1929 stock market crash hit Sam Lanin hard, unlike his brother Lester; in 1931 he lost his contract with Bristol-Meyers, his radio show, and the name Ipana Troubadours. The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the ’29 Crash, the Crash of 1929, the Great Crash of 1929, the Great Crash of October 1929 Lester Lanin (b Nathaniel Lester Lanin August 26 1907 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - d By the middle of the 1930s, Sam was spending much of his time cutting transcription discs. While his fame had waned, he was still well off from the money he saved in the 1920s, and retired from the music business by the end of the 1930s. He was essentially forgotten at the same time Lester went on to super-stardom, and died in 1977 having never returned to music.

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