Harry Richman
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Biography
[Edit]Though his fame didn't outlast the Depression era, Harry Richman was one of the top entertainers of the Jazz Age, a nightclub act with a flamboyant style often compared to Al Jolson. A period star of Broadway and the silver screen, he also earned notices for his hobby, aviation; he set a world record for altitude in 1935, and made the first transatlantic round trip in a single-engine plane. Born Harold Reichman, he started in vaudeville — with a two-man act, as a comedian, and then with a song-and-dance number — and played theaters from Chicago to San Francisco. Moving east by the early '20s, he and his piano backed Nora Bayes and Mae West, and his Broadway debut came in 1922's Queen o' Hearts.
Richman's real breakout came in 1926; George White's Scandals of 1926 became a big hit, thanks in large part to his popular performance, "Birth of the Blues," recorded for Vocalion. Despite a few (comparative) flops the following year, he introduced a pair of prize-winning standards: "Blue Skies" and "I'm on the Crest of a Wave." Back on top by 1930, Richman earned the biggest hit of his career, courtesy of the film Puttin' on the Ritz. The title song became one of the most popular songs of the year, while "There's Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie" also earned praise. Later that year, Richman returned to Broadway for International Revue, and introduced two more chestnuts, "Exactly Like You" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street."
Harry Richman's Broadway farewell occurred in 1934, and though his aviator prowess occasionally gained more headlines than his musical career, he kept busy recording during the '30s and '40s. He also became a respected songwriter, known for contributing to the careers of two great performers: Django Reinhardt ("Miss Annabelle Lee") and Bessie Smith ("Muddy Water"). He died in 1972.
Title: Rolling Along (From "The Music Goes Round") - Single
Artist: Harry Richman
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Rolling Along (From "The Music Goes 'Round") - Single
Artist: Harry Richman
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Encore 2 (1920's Jazz Vocals) [Recorded 1929-1937]
Artist: Harry Richman
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Encore 1 (1920's Jazz Vocals) [Recorded 1926-1929]
Artist: Harry Richman
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Collections
Title: Charleston All Night! The Very Best Of
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top 100 Classics - The Very Best of the 1920's, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Personalities of the 1920s Sing the Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Speakeasy Music of the 1920's
Genre: Jazz
Title: Those Wonderful Thirties
Genre: Jazz
Title: Vintage Broadway Songs
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 1920s Christmas - Rhythm & Booze
Genre:
Title: Hits Of '26
Genre:
Title: Voices of Romance
Genre: Pop
Title: Memories of Old Broadway
Genre: Jazz
Title: Roaring 20s Revue, Vol. 2
Title: Legendary Voices of Vaudeville
Genre: Pop
Title: Nostalgia Trip to the Stars
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Golden Age Of Music
Genre:
Title: The Jimmy McHugh Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultimate Memories
Genre:
Title: Makin Whoopee
Genre:
Title: Hits of 1930
Genre: Pop
Title: Personalities of the 1920s
Genre: Pop
Title: Roaring 20s Revue, Vol. 5
Title: Show Tunes of the 1920s, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Early Big Band Hits, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: They Called It Crooning
Genre: Jazz
Title: They Wrote the Songs: Harold Arlen
Genre: Pop
Title: Crooners - The Beginnings
Genre:
Title: Favorites of the Roaring Twenties
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Roots of Steampunk (1903-1929)
Genre: New Age
Title: Jumpin’ At The Woodside / Jumpin' At The Woodside
Genre:
Title: The Great American Songbook
Title: 100 Greatest Songs Of The 1920s (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: 100 Greatest Songs Of The 1930s (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: The Big Broadcast, Vol. 10: Jazz and Popular Music of the 1920s and 1930s
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz