Abe Lyman
Abe Lyman (August 4, 1897 – October 23, 1957) was a popular bandleader from the 1920s to the 1940s. He made recordings, appeared in films and provided the music for numerous radio shows, including Your Hit Parade. His name at birth was Abraham Simon. He 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, he was regularly playing music with two other notable future big band leaders, Henry Halstead and Gus Arnheim, in California. In Los Angeles Mike Lyman opened the Sunset, a night club popular with such film stars as Mary Pickford, Norma Talmadge, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd. 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. Opening night drew a large crowd of 1500 guests in the Cocoanut Grove, plus another 500 more outside. Lyman appeared on radio as early as 1922. His orchestra was broadcast from The Ambassador Hotel by late March on KOG. After the band cut their first record under the local label Nordskog Records, they moved a year later to Brunswick Records in summer of 1923. There they made many recordings and were one of Brunswick's leading orchestras through 1935, when Lyman signed to Decca Records. In late 1937, Lyman signed with Victor where he was assigned their Bluebird label. He recorded prolifically for them through 1942. 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. Lyman and his orchestra were featured in a number of early talkies, including Hold Everything (1930), Paramount on Parade (1930), Good News (1930) and Madam Satan (1930). In 1931, Abe Lyman and his orchestra recorded a number of soundtracks for the Merrie Melodies cartoon series. Notable musicians in the Lyman Orchestra included Ray Lopez, Gussie Mueller, and Orlando "Slim" Martin. During the 1930s, the Lyman Orchestra was heard regularly on such shows as Accordiana and Waltz Time every Friday evening and on NBC, Coast to Coast. Under the name "Rose Blane" Lyman's wife was vocalist with the band during this period. Lyman and his orchestra sat in for Phil Harris on the Jack Benny program in 1943 when Harris served in the Merchant Marines. 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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Birth and Death Data: Born August 4, 1897 (Chicago), Died October 23, 1957 (Beverly Hills)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, director, composer, songwriter, speaker, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 414 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-27230 | 10-in. | 12/14/1922 | Peggy dear | Great White Way Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | B-27622 | 10-in. | 2/26/1923 | Apple sauce | Virginians | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | B-28051 | 10-in. | 6/5/1923 | I cried for you (Now it's your turn to cry over me) | The Collegians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-28115 | 10-in. | 6/13/1923 | Love is just a flower | Benson Orchestra of Chicago ; Don Bestor | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-28534 | 10-in. | 9/5/1923 | I cried for you (Now it's your turn to cry over me) | Belle Baker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-29129 | 10-in. | 12/14/1923 | Before you go | The Manhattan Merrymakers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | C-29958 | 12-in. | 5/2/1924 | Mandalay | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-30528 | 10-in. | 7/23/1924 | Mandalay | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-33208 | 10-in. | 8/4/1925 | Summer nights | Don Bestor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BVE-33884 | 10-in. | 11/19/1925 | You told me to go | Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-34368 | 10-in. | 1/27/1926 | After I say I'm sorry (What can I say?) | Jean Goldkette Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-34571 | 10-in. | 2/26/1926 | After I say I'm sorry (What can I say?) | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-34736 | 10-in. | 3/19/1926 | (What can I say) After I say I'm sorry | Tom Waring | Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-35789 | 10-in. | 7/20/1926 | Tenderly | Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | composer | |
Victor | BVE-36312 | 10-in. | 9/14/1926 | Mary Lou | B.F. Goodrich Silvertown Cord Orchestra ; Joseph M. Knecht | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-36993 | 10-in. | 12/2/1926 | Mary Lou | The Revelers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-37505 | 10-in. | 1/3/1927 | The dancers | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-40956 | 10-in. | 11/27/1927 | I'll think of you | Greta Woodson | Female vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-41107 | 10-in. | 11/25/1927 | Did you mean it? | Virginians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-41186 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | Did you mean it | Grace Hayes | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-41345 | 10-in. | 12/8/1927 | Did you mean it? | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with violin, piano, and accordion | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-45890 | 10-in. | 7/19/1928 | Driftwood | George Olsen and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-48778 | 10-in. | 1/14/1929 | Ya' comin' up to night, huh? | Jean Goldkette Orchestra ; Wynken, Blynken, and Nod | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio and monologue | songwriter | |
Victor | BRC-53077 | 10-in. | 5/1/1931 | Faithfully yours | Richard Barry ; Henry Busse Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | PB-20 | 10-in. | 6/13/1924 | Mandalay | Art Hickman's Orchestra ; Earl Burtnett | Jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lyman, Abe," accessed June 2, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104409.
Lyman, Abe. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104409.
"Lyman, Abe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 2 June 2023.
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LCNAR: Lyman, Abe, 1897-1957 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83196093
Wikidata: Abe Lyman - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q318176
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24787825
MusicBrainz: Abe Lyman - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/684348fd-551d-4c45-a1da-4fa2a31227f1
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