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Matthew Michael "Matty" Malneck (December 9, 1903 – February 25, 1981) was an American
Born in 1903, Malneck's career as a violinist began when he was age 16. He was a member of the Paul Whiteman orchestra from 1926 to 1937 and during the same period recorded with
Matty Malneck recordings
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jazz
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violinist, songwriter, and arranger.
Career
Born in 1903, Malneck's career as a violinist began when he was age 16. He was a member of the Paul Whiteman orchestra from 1926 to 1937 and during the same period recorded with Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey (born Mildred Rinker; February 27, 1907 – December 12, 1951) was a Native American jazz singer during the 1930s, known as "The Queen of Swing", "The Rockin' Chair Lady" and "Mrs. Swing". She recorded the songs " For Sentimenta ...
, Annette Hanshaw, Frank Signorelli, and Frankie Trumbauer
Orie Frank Trumbauer (May 30, 1901 – June 11, 1956) was an American jazz saxophonist of the 1920s and 1930s. His main instrument was the C-melody saxophone, a now-uncommon instrument between an alto and tenor saxophone in size and pitch. He a ...
. He led a big band that recorded for Brunswick, Columbia
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, and Decca. His orchestra provided music for ''The Charlotte Greenwood Show
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'' on radio in the mid-1940s and ''Campana Serenade
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Dick Powell starred in both versions of ''Ca ...
'' in 1942–1943.
A newspaper article published September 19, 1938, noted that having only one brass instrument in Malneck's eight-instrument group was "unique for swing" as were the $3,000 harp and a drummer who played on "an old piece of corrugated paper box". The group played in the film '' St. Louis Blues'' (1939) and '' You're in the Army Now'' (1941). Malneck announced he was changing the group's name to Matty Malneck and His St. Louis Blues Orchestra.
Malneck's credits as a songwriter have overshadowed his contributions as a performer. He composed songs which became hits, such as "Eeny Meeny Miney Mo" (1935) and " Goody Goody" (1936; both with lyrics by Johnny Mercer
John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallich ...
), " I'll Never Be the Same" (1932; music by Malneck & Frank Signorelli, lyrics by Gus Kahn
Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including "Pretty Baby", " Ain't We Got Fun?", " Carolina in the Morning", " Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Go ...
), and "I'm Thru With Love" (1931; music by Malneck & Fud Livingston, lyrics by Kahn).
References
External links
Matty Malneck recordings
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