Austin James Wylie (1893 – December 7, 1947) was an American

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bandleader.

Biography

Wylie led a dance band in the 1920s and early 1930s which operated as a

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based out of

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, though he also broadcast on national radio. The band was sometimes billed as the Golden Pheasant Orchestra. A number of noted jazz musicians played in Wylie's orchestra, such as

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, Bill Stegmeyer,

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, and

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. Shaw also served as arranger and director for the group. After Shaw formed his own band later in the 1930s, Wylie acted as his manager. Wylie died at Crile Veterans Hospital in Parma, Ohio, at the age of 54.

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