Ace Brigode
Athos C. "Ace" Brigode (January 5, 1893 – February 3, 1960) was a United States dance band leader who enjoyed his greatest popularity in the 1920s. Ace Brigode was born in Illinois. He entered show business as a member of a touring minstrel show. His band began playing professionally in early 1921 as "Ace Brigode & His 10 Virginians"; a bit later they were renamed "Ace Brigode & His 14 Virginians"; this name stuck although the band varied between having 9 to 19 members over the years. The band played in the moderately jazz-influenced peppy dance band style called "Collegiate Hot" that to many people exemplifies the music of the "Roaring Twenties". The most noted musician who played with Brigode was trombonist Abe Lincoln. Brigode hosted the "White Rose Gasoline Show" on radio, featuring his band. The band also made gramophone records for various record labels, including OKeh, Edison, Cameo and Pathé Records; their biggest hit was a 1925 version of "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" for Columbia Records. The band's theme song was "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny". Dwight Eisenhower was among the band's fans. Brigode himself played violin and clarinet, but mostly acted as master of ceremonies. The band toured widely around the United States. Brigode kept the band current with newer style arrangements into the early swing music era, before disbanding the group in 1946. After this Ace Brigode worked as promotions manager for Cleveland, Ohio's Chippewa Lake Park, and also did television commercial voice work. Brigode refused to book rock and roll performers into the park because of his dislike for the musical genre. He was survived by his wife, Theresa, sons Robert and Richard, and a daughter, Mrs. James Knott. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 5, 1893, Died February 3, 1960
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader
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Recordings (Results 26-44 of 44 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | S-72903 | 10-in. | Oct. 1924 | A sun-kist cottage (In California) | 14 Virginians ; Ace Brigode | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | XCL32123 | 12-in. | Mar. 1930 | National Refining Company, program L, pt. 2 | Ace Brigode White Rose Gasoline Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band; with male vocal duet | leader | |
Brunswick | XCL32124 | 12-in. | Mar. 1930 | National Refining Company, program L, pt. 5 | Ace Brigode White Rose Gasoline Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band; with male vocal duet | leader | |
Brunswick | XCL32145 | 12-in. | Mar. 1930 | National Refining Company, program L, pt. 1 | Ace Brigode White Rose Gasoline Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | XCL32146 | 12-in. | Mar. 1930 | National Refining Company, program L, pt. 3 | Ace Brigode White Rose Gasoline Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | XCL32147 | 12-in. | Mar. 1930 | National Refining Company, program L, pt. 4 | Ace Brigode White Rose Gasoline Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | XCL32148 | 12-in. | Mar. 1930 | National Refining Company, program L, pt. 6 | Ace Brigode White Rose Gasoline Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | XYG6200 | 12-in. | approximately Nov. 1930 | Jersey Cereal Company series B, program A, pt. 1 | Ace Brigode Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | XYG6201 | 12-in. | approximately Nov. 1930 | Jersey Cereal Company series B, program A, [part unknown] | Ace Brigode Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | XYG6202 | 12-in. | approximately Nov. 1930 | Jersey Cereal Company series B, program A, [part unknown] | Ace Brigode Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | XYG6203 | 12-in. | approximately Nov. 1930 | Jersey Cereal Company series B, program A, [part unknown] | Ace Brigode Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | XYG6204 | 12-in. | approximately Nov. 1930 | Jersey Cereal Company series B, program A, [part unknown] | Ace Brigode Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | XYG6205 | 12-in. | approximately Nov. 1930 | Jersey Cereal Company series B, program A, [part unknown] | Ace Brigode Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Edison | 9964 | 10-in. | 1/23/1925 | Ever lovin' bee | 14 Virginians ; Ace Brigode | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Edison | 9965 | 10-in. | 1/23/1925 | In the shade of a sheltering tree | 14 Virginians ; Ace Brigode | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Edison | 10213 | 10-in. | 2/20/1925 | Tokio blues | 14 Virginians ; Ace Brigode | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Edison | 10214 | 10-in. | 2/20/1925 | I'll see you in my dreams | 14 Virginians ; Ace Brigode | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Edison | 10276 | 10-in. | 3/25/1925 | Fooling | 14 Virginians ; Ace Brigode | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Edison | 10277 | 10-in. | 3/25/1925 | When I think of you | 14 Virginians ; Ace Brigode | Jazz/dance band | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brigode, Ace," accessed May 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112614.
Brigode, Ace. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112614.
"Brigode, Ace." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 May 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Brigode, Ace, 1893-1960 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004121495
Wikidata: Ace Brigode - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4672959
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