| Joe Venuti, jazz violinist. Joe Venuti was the first great violinist of Jazz. He was born in 1903 aboard a ship as his parents emigrated from Italy and trained to be a classical violinist from an early age. In 1929 he joined the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. Venuti was able to keep working as a musican the rest of his life. He enjoyed a resurgence of interst in the 1970s. In the swing era, Joe Venuti and his "hot fiddle" had a sound all of their own, and when heard over NBC with his band, it was sizzling music. Among his bandsmen: Miff Mole, Toots Mondell, Paul Ricci, Ella Logan on the vocals. | ||
| Control Number: | 41.076 |
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| Collection: | LAB | |
| Provenance: | Havrilla | |
| CD Number: | 7293 3252 3825 | |
| Date: | 01/01/1935 | |
| Keywords: | bands, music, | |
